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THE  NATIONAL  CRANBERRY  MAGAZIN 


January  1988 
Volume  52,  No.  1 


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ATV: 

A  Grower's 
Workhorse 


By  DAN  BROCKMAN 

If  you've  ever  taken  the  time  to 
check  the  odometer  on  your  pickup 
before  and  after  a  day's  work  on 
the  marsh,  you  were  probably 
surprised  at  the  number  of  miles 
you  put  on  in  a  day. 

Trips  back  and  forth  to  the 
shop  for  tools  and  supplies  can 
add  up  quickly — even  on  a  small 
marsh.  Our  main  marsh  sits  just 
across  from  the  shop,  yet  I  easily 
put  on  between  10  and  20  miles 
in  a  day  of  running  around  doing 
various  jobs  and  checking  things 
out. 

On  top  of  the  wear  and  tear  on 
the  vehicle,  you  have  to  consider 
how  much  each  of  the  miles  you 
put  on  is  costing  you.  There  are 
less  expensive  forms  of  trans- 
portation which  will  handle  many 
marsh  duties  more  efficiently 
than  will  a  pickup. 

About  ITyearsago.three-wheeled 
all  terrain  vehicles  (ATV's)  first 
came  on  the  market  in  the  form 
of  the  little  Honda  90cc  machines. 
The  growth  in  the  market  was 
slow  until  about  five  years  ago 

COVER  PHOTOS 
GROWER  Dan  Brockman  of 
Vesper,  Wise,  has  found  his 
all  terrain  vehicle  a  dream 
machine.  His  story  about  how 
he  uses  the  vehicle  around 
his  marsh  starts  on  this  page. 
The  two  photos  also  are  by 
Brockman. 


when  everything  took  off.  About 
the  time  the  four  wheeled  machines 
came  on  the  scene,  the  market 
exploded.  Over  1,000,000  ATV's 
have  been  purchased  over  the 
last  four  or  five  years. 

WHILE  ATV's  can't  handle 
all  work  on  the  marsh,  there  are 
many  jobs  for  which  they  are 
tailor-made. 

Since  you  ride  out  in  the  open, 
they  aren't  well  suited  for  incle- 
ment weather.  However,  I  have 
ridden  ours  in  some  pretty  nasty 
weather  because  it  was  the  best 
way  to  get  a  job  done. 

For  doing  minor  repair  work, 
checking  water  or  dajrtime  irri- 
gation, I  don't  think  there  is  a 
better  machine  than  a  four-wheeled 


ATV.  With  the  speed  and  agility, 
excellent  view  while  aboard  and 
the  ease  with  which  you  can 
mount  and  dismount,  you  can 
usually  save  a  lot  of  time  by 
using  an  ATV  rather  than  a 
pickup. 

Not  only  can  you  do  a  job  more 
quickly  on  an  ATV,  but  it  also 
costs  you  less  to  do  it.  The  pur- 
chase price  on  new  ATV's  ranges 
from  about  $2,000  to  $4,500,  much 
less  than  even  the  lowest  priced 
pickup. 

Also,  with  their  little  engines 
(about  225  cc's  being  an  aver- 
age), they  bum  very  little  fuel. 
Aside  from  fuel,  if  you  change  oil 
when  needed  and  perform  other 
basic  maintenance,  you  can  put 


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with  no  major  expenses. 

Low  purchase  price,  low  main- 
tenance, low  fuel  cost  and  more 
efficient  use  of  time  all  add  up  to 
savings  for  the  marsh  owner. 

AS  MORE  and  more  people 
use  ATV's  for  work,  the  compan- 
ies are  responding  with  useful 
attachments.  It  is  now  possible 
to  get  such  features  as  electric 
starters,  four  wheel  drive,  full 
suspension ,  hydraulic  disc  brakes , 
automatic  transmissions,  carry- 
ing racks,  even  power  takeoff 
equipped  machines.  On  top  of 
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snowplows,  lawn  mowers  and 
sprayers,  which  attach  to  the 
machine  to  make  it  do  a  day's 
work. 

Given  the  do-it-yourself  attitude 


of  most  growers,  you'll  see  an 
increasing  variety  of  equipment 
designed  for  ATV's  as  more  and 
more  of  them  appear  on  marshes. 
We  built  a  lightweight  vine  rake, 
which  we  use  after  harvest  to 
train  the  vines,  as  well  as  remove 
any  broken  weeds  or  vines. 

The  rack  covers  about  a  10  foot 
wide  strip  and  one  man  can  rake 
75  acres  in  just  a  couple  of  days. 
The  low  pressure  tires  and  low 
mass  weight  of  the  machine  make 
it  possible  to  drive  right  into  the 
beds  anytime  when  the  vines  are 
dormant,  and,  possibly,  even  in 
late  spring,  after  they  are  out  of 
dormancy. 

I've  driven  or  owned  machines 
made  by  just  about  all  of  the 
manufacturers,  as  well  as  a  var- 


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just  too  small  a  machine  to  really 
do  anything  with.  We  then  moved 
to  a  250cc  Yamaha  Moto-4,  which 
is  a  shaft  drive,  electric  start 
machine  with  no  suspension.  It 
is  a  workhorse,  but  I  don't  think 
it  is  the  best  machine  for  the 
marsh;  it's  just  been  such  a  solid 
machine  that  I  can't  justify 
replacing  it. 

My  vote  for  best,  all-around 
ATV  for  the  grower  goes  to  a 
Polaris  Trailboss  4X4.  This  is  a 
two-cycle,  four  wheel  drive,  full 
suspension,  electric  start  machine, 
which  is  driven  by  a  system 
referred  to  as  Polaris  Variable 
Transmission  (PVT).  This  is 
basically  a  snowmobile  drive 
consisting  of  a  drive  and  driven 
clutch  setup. 

Before  I  got  my  hands  on  a 
Polaris,  I  really  had  my  doubts 
that  this  "automatic  transmis- 
sion" would  work.  It  didn't  take 
me  long  to  realize  that  it  not  only 
works,  but,  in  my  opinion,  is  the 


best. 

A  few  other  nice  features  on 
the  Trailboss  are  front  and  rear 
racks,  hydraulic  disc  brakes,  large 
capacity  fuel  and  oil  tanks,  part- 
time  four  wheel  drive  (it  shifts 
into  4X4  when  a  sensor  deter- 
mines that  the  back  wheels  are 
turning  faster  than  the  front 
wheels),  and  full  footrests. 

The  part-time,  four  wheel  drive 
makes  the  Trailboss  handle  like 
a  two  wheel  drive  for  most  rid- 
ing, but  the  vehicle  has  outstand- 
ing pulling  power  available  when 
needed. 

Let  me  assure  you  that  you 
have  to  really  work  at  it  to  get 
one  sunk— like  driving  into  a 
peat  bog  with  no  top  cover. 

About  the  only  problem  you 
may  run  into  when  buying  an 
ATV  for  the  marsh,  is  that  you'll 
enjoy  the  vehicle  so  much,  and 
find  so  many  uses  for  it,  that 
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Dr.  Joan  Lasota  of  the  Massachusetts 
Cranberry  Experiment  Station  attended 
the  eastern  branch  meeting  of  the  Ento- 
mological Society  of  America  held  in 
Atlantic  City,  N.J.,  Oct.  4-7.  Joan  pres- 
ented a  paper  on  cranberry  tipworm  biol- 
ogy and  control. 

Dr.  Lasota  was  invited  to  present  a 
seminar  on  cranberry  pest  management  at 
Virginia  Polytechnic  Institute  in  Blacks- 
burg,  Va. 

Dr.  Karl  Deubert  attended  a  symposium 
on  agricultural  chemicals  and  groundwater 
protection  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Oct.  21-24. 

Dr.  Deubert  attended  a  conference  on 
environmental  concerns  in  rights-of-way 
management  held  at  Purdue  University  in 
Indianapolis  Oct.  25-28. 

Dr.  Robert  Devlin  attended  a  meeting  of 
the  Northeastern  Weed  Scientists  in  Syra- 
cuse, N.Y.,  Oct.  26-28. 

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The  harvest  was  nearly  complete  by  the 
end  of  October,  with  just  a  few  stragglers. 

It  appears  that  the  Massachusetts  crop 
will  be  down  sharply  from  the  August 
estimate,  probably  about  20  percent.  No 
official  figure  at  this  writing,  but  the  Mas- 
sachusetts crop  will  probably  come  In 
between  1.4  and  1.45  million  barrels. 

Early  Black  size  was  small  on  most  bogs 
for  the  first  three  weeks,  but  then  improved 
somewhat.  Color  was  good,  quality  very 
good  to  excellent.  Howes  was  good  size 
but  crops  were  spotty. 


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October  was  cool,  averaging  2.7  degrees 
a  day  below  normal.  Maximum  tempera- 
ture was  72  degrees  on  the  3rd  and  min- 
imum 29  degrees  on  the  27th.  The  only 
warmer  than  average  days  were  the  3rd 
and  7th.  Cooler  than  average  days  were 
the  9th,  11th-14th,  22nd-23rd,  26th, 
29th-30th. 


Rainfall  totaled  1.52  inches,  or  nearly  2 
inches  below  normal.  This  was  the  driest 
October  since  1950  and  fourth  driest  in 
our  records.  There  were  10  days  with 
measurable  precipitation,  with  .45  inch  on 
the  28th  as  the  g  reatest  storm .  We  are  less 
than  an  inch  above  normal  for  the  year  and 
about  even  with  1986. 

There  were  a  total  of  17  frost  warnings 
issued  on  1 2  days  during  the  frost  season. 
The  nights  of  Sept.  25  and  Oct.  14  were 
generally  much  colder  than  the  berry  tol- 
erance. For  comparison,  we  issued  18 
warnings  in  1986, 1 5  in  1985  and  0  in  1984. 


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Cranberry  Equipment 

WARRENS  WI  54666 
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1-1/4-3  yd.  draglines  with  80*  boom  and  matts,  2  yd. 
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Route  3    Markesan,  wis.  53946 


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'Xmbmm?  Whi  Ate  Cmbenm?  " 


By  DR.  HAROLD  GLUCK 


My  father  was  born  before  the  Civil  War. 
He  was  a  Httle  too  young  to  fight  in  that 
conflict,  but  he  managed  to  make  the  Spanish- 
American  War.  My  mother  was  a  product  of 
the  Victorian  Age.  As  for  my  governess,  she 
was  completely  English,  both  in  her  way  of 
thinking  and  of  handling  me. 

I  was  born  at  the  turn  of  the  century  into  a 
world  that  is  remembered  today  by  most 
people  only  through  books,  plays  and  an 

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occasional  TV  production.  The  streetcar  in 
our  neighborhood  was  a  little  car  drawn  by 
two  horses — or  was  it  one? 

What  has  all  this  got  to  do  with  cranberries? 
Just  this.  They  were  an  unknown  when  I 
was  a  tad. 

My  family  ran  hotels.  I  remember  that 
fresh  fruit  was  absent  from  the  menu.  For 
dessert,  in  addition  to  cakes  and  pies,  there 
always  were  nuts  and  raisins. 


And  then,  somewhere  in  the  passage  of 
time,  we  all  heard  a  new  Battle  Hym  of  the 
Republic:  "You  must  have  Vitamin  C.  And 
oranges  will  supply  it." 

So  we  bought  oranges.  We  also  bought  a 
glass,  hand  operated  orange  juice  squeezer 
so  that  we  could  have  fresh  orange  juice  at 
breakfast  time. 

It  wasn't  merely  a  question  of  whether  you 
liked  orange  juice  in  the  morning.  You  had  to 
have  it.  Every  member  of  the  family. 

I  remember  that  when  one  of  my  classmates 
became  ill,  we  all  chipped  in  pennies  and 
bought  him  a  huge  orange.  I  also  remember 
seeing  "farewell  baskets"  of  oranges  and 
other  fruits  in  store  windows.  When  a  couple 
was  about  to  go  off  on  a  long  boat  trip,  that 
was  the  customary  gift  to  give  them. 

Later,  when  I  became  a  writer,  I  was 
assigned  to  do  a  story  on  Vitamin  C.  I 
learned  all  about  scurvy,  bleeding  gums  and 
all  the  other  ills  associated  with  a  lack  of 
Vitamin  C. 

And  Vitamin  C  still  was  equated  in  my 
mind  with  oranges.  In  some  measure,  that 
was  a  tribute  to  the  advertising  boys  who 
whooped  it  up  loudly  for  the  sunny  clime 
fruit. 

I  had  my  first  introduction  to  cranberries 
when  the  family  was  invited  to  dinner  in  the 
country  one  Thanksgiving. 

The  bright,  red  fruit,  prepared  as  a  sauce, 
certainly  looked  different.  It  also  tasted 
different.  Despite  a  few  puckered  expressions, 


brought  on  by  the  bitter  flavor,  both  adults 
and  children  made  quick  work  of  the  new  dish. 

The  gathering  also  was  told  by  our  host 
that  venison  rather  than  turkey  might  have 
been  the  meat  served  at  the  first  Thanks- 
giving but  that  cranberries  might  very  well 
have  been  part  of  the  menu. 

My  mother  was  taken  with  the  fruit.  But 
when  we  returned  to  the  city,  she  dould  find 
no  place  that  sold  cranberries. 

"If  you  tell  me  just  what  they  are,  said  one 
obliging  vegetable  man,  "I'll  see  if  my  whole- 
saler can  get  some  for  you." 

Alas,  future  visits  to  the  store  were  to  no 
avail. 

So  my  youth  was  devoid  of  the  cranberry. 

But  today!  Market  shelves  are  stocked 
high  with  firesh  cranberries,  cranberry  sauce, 
cranberry  juice,  cranberry  juice  mixed  with 
apple  juice,  grape  juice,  and  what  have  you. 
There're  cranberry  cakes,  cranberry  pies. 
Muffins  are  mixed  with  cranberries,  waffles 
and  pancakes  are  mixed  with  cranberries . . . 
newspaper  recipes  are  replete  with  uses  for 
the  cranberry  in  a  variety  of  dishes. 

Yes,  the  world  has  changed.  The  cranberry 
is  everywhere  and  . .  .  aside  from  the  merits 
of  the  food  . . .  part  of  the  reason,  as  with  the 
popularity  of  the  orange  in  my  youth ,  can  be 
chalked  up  to  smart  marketing. 

Both  fruits  are  similar  in  another  way,  too. 
Both  serve  well  the  body's  dire  need  for 
Vitamin  C. 


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STEVENS  VINES 

Spring  1988  Delivery 

Priced  at  the  market,  10%  now 
will  guarantee  delivery 


Saddle  Mound  Cranberry  Co. 
105  Old  Hwy  54 
Pittsville,  WI  54466 


Call: 
Jay  Normington 

715/593-2326 
Pete  Normington 

715/593-2350 


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CRANBERRY  QUICHE 
AND  BUBBLY  DRINKS 
FOR  A  SCINTILLATING 
NEW  YEAR'S  PARTY 

Celebrating  the  start  of  the 
New  Year  is  a  truly  pleasurable 
occasion  when  the  festivities  take 
place  at  home.  Nothing  could  be 
nicer  than  to  be  surrounded  by 
one's  family  and  friends  in  an 


atmosphere  conducive  to  remi- 
niscing about  the  old  and  look- 
ing forward  with  great  expecta- 
tions to  happy  new  days  to  come. 

After  the  hustle  and  bustle  of 
the  Yuletide  season,  a  hostess 
will  certainly  want  to  consider 
how  she  might  prepare  something 
which  will  be  at  once  tasteful 
and  elegant,  but  easy  to  prepare 
ahead  of  time.  Another  thought 
is  whether  she'd  like  to  extend 
her  hospitality  on  New  Year's 
Eve,  or  perhaps  on  New  Year's 
Day. 

Whether  the  choice  be  for  a 
midnight  supper  or  for  a  midday 
brunch  on  January  1st,  Cran- 
berry Quiche  is  a  party-perfect 
answer.  It  can  be  made  a  day 
ahead  of  time  and  then  baked 
fresh — or  reheated.  It  combines 
cream  cheese,  chopped  pecans, 
cranberry-orange   relish,   and 


bacon  into  a  crusty,  creamy, 
delectable  delight.  To  complement 
the  quiche.  Cranberry  Honey 
Sauce  adds  its  own  delicate  flavor. 
No  New  Year  celebration  would 
be  complete  without  the  bubbly 
drinks  to  toast  the  occasion.  Here 
are  two  that  you'll  want  to  try.  If 
you  decide  to  serve  both,  serve 
one  in  a  tall  pitcher  and  the  other 
in  a  punch  bowl.  Cranberry  Pink 
Champagne  is  a  combination  of 
cranberry-apple  drink,  brandy, 
champagne  and  orange  liqueur. 
The  other.  Sparkling  Berry  Bur- 
gundy, combines  cranberry  juice 
cocktail,  frozen  lemonade,  rasp- 
berry sjTup  and  sparkling  bur- 
gundy. Both  are  perfect  to  serve 
with  your  quiche,  and  will  bring 
a  pleasant  glow  to  your  festivities — 
and  doubtless  a  resounding  ren- 
dition of  "Auld  Lang  Syne." 


Serving 
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Cranberry 
Growers 


*  Complete  line  of  cranberry  pesticides,  fertilizers,  miticides.  In 
stock  when  you  want  them. 

*Quality  aerial  applications. 

*  Sesf  application  and  safety  equipment  for  your  needs. 
•kProven  frost  warning  equipment.  Don't  take  chances— buy  the 

best. 
*Experienced  cranberry  consulting  service  offering  pheromone 

traps  and  baits. 
*Sanding  by  helicopter. 

*  Culvert  Pipe—M\  sizes— steel  and  aluminum. 
*Ditch  Mud  Mafs— Strong— lightweight— durable. 

*  Burlap  Picking  Sags— Best  for  your  money. 


Contact 
John  C.  Decas  office:  295-0147 

DECRAN  AG  SUPPLIES  INC.  evening:  763-8956 

219  Main  St.  (William  D.  Chamberlain) 

Wareham,  MA  02571 


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CRANBERRY-ORANGE 

QUICHE 

(Makes  1  10-inch  pie) 

1  package  (11  ounces)  pie  crust 

mix 
Vi  a  14  ounce  jar  cranberry- 
orange  relish 
%  cup  chopped  pecans 

1  package  (8  ounces)  cream  cheese 

2  cups  milk 
6  eggs 

1  teaspoon  salt 

V^  pound  bacon,  fried  until 

crisp  and  crumbled 
Finely  chopped  parsley 

2  oranges 

Prepare  pie  crust  mix  according  to 
package  directions.  Roll  out  crust  on 
a  floured  surface  to  a  round  piece 
large  enough  to  line  the  bottom  and 
sides  of  an  ungreased  10-inch  pie 
pan.  Flute  a  high  edge.  Spread  bot- 
tom of  pie  shell  evenly  with 
cranberry -orange  relish.  Sprinkle 
evenly  with  pecans.  In  a  blender 
combine  cream  cheese,  cut  into  ] 
inch  cubes,  milk,  eggs  and  salt.  Whii 
until  smooth  and  pour  into  pie  shell. 
Bake  in  a  preheated  moderate  oven 
(375°  F)  for  50  to  55  minutes  or  until 
golden  brown  and  slightly  puffed  or 
until  knife  inserted  in  center  comes 
out  clean.  In  small  bowl,  combine 
bacon  and  parsley.  Use  to  sprinkle 
around  outer  edge  of  pie.  Garnish 
center  of  pie  with  an  orange  rose 
made  by  thinly  peeling  1  orange 
with  a  sharp  knife,  winding  orange 
peel  in  a  tight  pinwheel;  place  in 
center  of  pie.  Thinly  peel  second 
orange  and  cut  round  petals  with 


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Repairs 

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SALES 

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20  Years  Experience 

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Plympton  MA  02367 

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(617)585-2394 


CELEBRATE  New  Year's  with  ease  and  elegance,  with  a 
Cranberry  Orange  Quiche  and  bubbling  concoctions  such  as 
Cranberry  Pink  Champagne  or  Sparkling  Berry  Burgundy. 
Party  perfect  for  a  midnight  repast  or  festive  brunch  on  the 
first  of  January. 


sharp  knife  or  cookie  or  canape  cut- 
ter. Place  petals  around  orange  rose. 
Serve  with  Cranberry  Honey  Sauce. 

CRANBERRY 
HONEY  SAUCE 

(Makes  I'/^cups) 
V4  a  14  ounce  jar  cranberry- 
orange  relish 
%  cup  honey 
^/z  cup  chopped  pecans 
1  teaspoon  grated  lemon  rind 

Combine  all  ingredients  in  a  bowl 
and  stir  until  well  blended. 


CRANBERRY  PINK 

CHAMPAGNE 
(Makes  about  3  quarts) 
1  quart  cranberry-apple 

juice,  chilled 
1  cup  brandy 
'/j  cup  orange  liqueur 
1  bottle  (4/5  quart)  champagne, 

chilled 
Ice  cubes 
Orange  slices 

In  a  tall  pitcher  or  punch  bowl,  mix 
cranberry  juice,  lemonade  and 
raspberry  syrup.  Chill.  When  ready 
to  serve,  slowly  stir  in  sparkling 
burgundy.  Pour  into  glasses  and 
add  ice  cubes  and  lemon  slices.  Serve 
at  once. 

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A  Working  Partnership 
Between  You  &  Your  Bank 


By  JOSEPH  ARKIN 

A  good  banking  relationship 
remains  important  to  the  suc- 
cess of  most  business  enterprises. 
That  relationship  provides  the 


foundation  for  the  loans,  finan- 
cial advice  and  other  services 
that  a  bank  can  provide  to  a  bus- 
iness. Most  often,  that  relation- 
ship centers  on  a  particular  lend- 


\j.A.  JENKINS  &  SON  CO. 

Grower  Service 


MOWING  (ALL  TYPES) 
SANDING 


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227  Pine  St.,  W.  Barnstable,  Ma.  02668 

Phone  362-6018 


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If  you're  looking  for  a  way  to  control  tough  weeds, 
your  choice  should  be  Casoron  4G.  It's  effective 
against  a  broad  spectrum  of  broadleafs  and 
grasses,  it's  economical,  and  comes 
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Please  read  and  follow  all 
label  inslnjclions  carefully 


ing  officer  responsible  for  the 
firm's  account.  So,  you  must 
locate  the  right  bank  and  banker 
for  your  business.  Then,  you  must 
work  with  your  banker  to  build  a 
successful  financial  partnership 
between  your  business  and  the 
bank. 

Many  managers  ignore  the  need 
for  their  contribution  to  the  suc- 
cess of  the  banking  relationship. 
Yet  a  banker  needs  that  contri- 
bution to  properly  meet  every 
customer's  needs.  Your 
contribution  can  help  make  your 
banker  a  better  banker. 

The  first  contribution  comes 
in  the  form  of  the  deposits  your 
business  carries  with  the  bank. 
Deposits  represent  a  bank's 
primary  source  of  funds.  A  bank 
invests  those  funds  in  the  loans 
and  investments  that  produce 
the  bulk  of  its  revenue.  So,  a 
firm's  deposits  naturally  become 
an  important  consideration  in 
the  financial  partnership  with  a 
bank. 

As  a  minimum,  a  business 
should  carry  enough  deposits  to 
compensate  the  bank  for  its  check 
clearing  services.  Indeed,  every 


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GROWERS 

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Listings  of  buyers  and 

sellers  welcomed  on 

cranberry  acreage 

and  upland. 

Appraisals 

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E.  Sandwich,  Mass 

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(617)888-1288 


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business  expects  adequate  pay 
for  its  goods  and  services. 
Bankers  have  the  same  expecta- 
tions. Bankers  like  to  see  busi- 
nesses fulfill  that  expectation 
with  an  adequate  level  of 
deposits. 

A  business  gains  some  real 
benefits  from  carrjdng  deposits 
that  exceed  the  minimum  level 
necessary  to  compensate  for  a 
bank's  check  clearing  services. 
The  extra  deposits  make  the 
firm's  checking  account  profita- 
ble for  the  bank.  That  circum- 
stance adds  incentive  for  a 
banker's  positive  response  to  the 
firm's  request  for  credit  consid- 
eration. A  banker  can  more  read- 
ily justify  making  a  loan  to  a 
profitable  deposit  customer. 

To  warrant  credit  considera- 
tion, a  business  also  should 
manage  its  checking  account  in 
a  prudent  manner.  At  a  basic 
level,  that  simply  means  that 
you  shouldn't  issue  checks  that 
overdraw  the  balances  in  your 
firm's  bank  account. 

That  will  appear  obvious  to 


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most  managers.  But  some  busi- 
nesses operate  with  inadequate 
accounting  and  control  systems. 
Some  others  assume  that  occa- 
sional overdrafts  (checks  reach- 
ing a  bank  for  payment  that 
exceed  a  firm's  bank  account) 
are  a  common  business  practice. 
But  habitually  issuing  checks 
that  would  overdraw  your  check- 
ing account  makes  it  more  diffi- 
cult for  the  banker  to  meet  your 
firm's  financing  needs. 

The  reason  for  that  difficulty 
may  not  be  readily  apparent. 


After  all,  a  bank  doesn't  incur 
any  financial  risk  when  it  returns 
a  firm's  checks  unpaid.  Moreover, 
banks  typically  charge  a  deposi- 
tor ten  dollars  or  more  for  each 
check  returned.  That  charge 
compensates  for  the  accounting 
and  administrative  tasks  asso- 
ciated with  returning  checks 
unpaid.  The  charges  also  add  to 
a  bank's  income. 

But  from  a  banker's  perspec- 
tive, habitually  issuing  checks 
that  the  bank  must  return  unpaid 
raises  questions  about  the  man- 


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agement  competence  in  a  busi- 
ness enterprise.  Indeed,  bankers 
presume  that  competent 
managers  do  not  habitually  issue 
bad  checks.  Several  premises 
justify  that  view. 

First,  issuing  bad  checks 
damages  a  firm's  reputation  with 
its  creditors.  A  single  check  a 
bank  returns  unpaid  can  mar  a 
reputable  history  of  prompt 
payments.  Several  checks 
returned  unpaid  can  prevent  a 
business  from  receiving  future 
supplier  credit  consideration. 

Of  course,  some  managers 
blame  bad  checks  on  accounting 
errors.  Yet  bankers  know  that 
competent  managers  install 
effective  accounting  and  control 
systems  that  prevent  recurring 
errors.  So,  blaming  bad  checks 
on  repeated  accounting  errors 
becomes  a  lame  excuse  for 
mismanagement. 

Other  managers  try  to  blame 
bad  checks  on  unforeseen  cash 


flow  problems.  Expected 
payments  fail  to  arrive  or  antic- 
ipated sales  do  not  develop. 
Again,  such  excuses  raise  ques- 


tions about  management  com- 
petence. Good  managers  do  not 
issue  checks  without  insuring 
that  the  funds  are  available  to 


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pay  the  checks. 

Indeed,  bankers  assume  that 
businesses  that  habitually  issue 
bad  checks  suffer  from  severe 
financial  problems  or  misman- 
agement. Either  presumption 
makes  it  difficult  for  a  banker  to 
meet  a  firm's  financing  needs. 

Perhaps  the  most  important 
contribution  to  a  successful 
banking  relationship  comes  from 
the  information  you  provide  your 
banker. 

First,  keep  your  banker 
informed  about  your  firm's 
financial  circumstances.  As  a 
logical  minimum  requirement, 
that  means  that  you  should 
supply  your  banker  with  current 
financial  statements  in  a  timely 
manner.  You  need  a  current  bal- 
ance sheet  and  income  statement 
to  properly  manage  your  business. 
Your  banker  needs  the  same 
information  to  properly  meet  your 
firm's  financial  needs. 

Of  course,  that  financial 
information  must  accompany  any 
request  for  a  bank  loan.  And  a 
banker  will  request  current 
financial  statements  as  part  of 
the  monitoring  process  for  loans 
already  outstanding.  But  you  can 
make  your  banker's  job  easier  by 
providing  current  statements 
regularly  and  voluntarily. 

Also,  provide  that  information 
even  though  your  business 
doesn't  have  any  anticipated  need 
for  bank  credit  consideration.  A 
fully  informed  banker  then  will 
have  the  information  necessary 
to  respond  more  readily  when 
the  need  for  a  bank  loan  arises. 

In  no  circumstance  should  you 
withhold  financial  statements 
from  your  banker  because  they 
record  detrimental  changes  in 
the  firm's  financial  circumstan- 
ces. In  an  apparent  contradic- 
tion, bankers  typically  offer  a 
positive  respose  to  information 
revealing  a  firm's  financial  dif- 
ficulties. Indeed,  a  banker's 
knowledge  and  experience  can 
lead  to  solutions  —  often  includ- 
ing bank  credit  consideration  — 
that  you  may  not  recognize.  The 
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Of  course,  financial  statements 
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any  business.  So,  you  should 
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may  qualify  as  relevant  infor- 


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The  problem  of  contributions 
is  one  that  has  always  vexed  the 
owners  of  small  businesses. 

We  have  charity  drives  by 
promoters  using  computerized 
mailing  lists  and  conducting 
concerted  drives  for  organizations 
combating  nearly  every  form  of 
illness  known  to  medical  science. 
In  addition  there  are  campaigns 
for  the  needy,  those  starving 
overseas,  and  for  a  multitude  of 
worthy  causes. 

Giving  charity  should  not  be  a 
problem,  because  we  are  taught 
from  early  childhood  that  we 
should  share  what  we  have  with 
those  less  fortunate  and  to  give 
to  promote  the  common  good. 
Imbued  with  the  spirit  of  giving, 
what  then  is  the  problem? 


Number  one  on  the  minds  of 
many  people  is  the  feeling  of 
being  ripped  off.  Is  the  charity 
bona-fide  and  funds  collected 
really  going  for  the  stated  pur- 
pose of  the  solicitation? 

Irate  is  hardly  the  word  to  des- 
cribe the  feelings  of  those  who 
read  newspaper  exposes  of  pro- 
motions taking  anywhere  from 
70  percent  to  90  percent  of  the 
gross  revenues  of  a  charity  drive. 

"It's  nice  to  give  to  causes 
which  need  your  help,  but  if  you 
don't  know  anything  about  the 
charity,  you're  not  going  to  be  a 
very  effective  giver,"  said  Robert 
Both  well.  Executive  Director  of 
the  National  Committee  for 
Responsive  Philanthropy. 

He  suggests  that,  as  a  starting 
point  in  deciding  which  chari- 


ties are  legitimate,  a  check  should 
be  made  with  your  local  Better 
Business  Bureau  or  with  some  of 
the  national  organizations  offer- 
ing reports  on  charities.  The 
Coundl  of  Better  Business  Bureaus 
(Arlington,  VA),  and  the  National 
Charities  Information  Bureau 
(New  York,  NY)  both  suggest 
several  guidelines  to  gift  giving. 

•  At  least  50  to  60  percent  of 
the  money  solicited  by  a 
charity  should  be  applied 
to  the  cause  the  money  is 
being  collected  for. 

•  Fund-raising  and  admin- 
istration costs  should  not 
exceed  40  percent. 

•  Solicitations  for  aid  should 
be  specific,  telling  how 
many  people  the  charity 
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exactly  what  it  proposes 
to  do  with  the  money 
collected. 

•  The  charity  should  have 
a  volunteer  board  of  di- 
rectors. 

In  addition,  the  author  suggests 
adding  the  following: 

1  -  If  you  have  any  doubts  at  all 
about  a  charity,  ask  for  a  copy  of 
its  financial  statement  to  see 
just  how  much  (and  percentage) 
of  funds  raised  went  towards 
promotional  fees  and  administra- 
tive salaries. 

2  -  Look  for  statements  in  "pitch" 
letters  indicating  that  the  orga- 
nization has  received  tax-exempt 
status  under  Section  501  of  the 
Internal  Revenue  Code.  Copies 
of  exemption  letters  are  routinely 
mailed  by  charities  upon  request. 
Annual  reports  on  Form  990  are 
required  to  be  filed  with  the  IRS 
by  exempt  organizations  detail- 
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Attorney  Generals.  Reports  are 


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charity  solicitation  received  in 
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taking  into  consideration  the 
profit  of  a  prior  year  and  pro- 
jected profit  for  the  current  year. 
In  addition,  consider  the  tax 
structure  for  the  year.  And,  a 
small  sum  should  be  alloted  for 
contingencies  —  the  need  to  give 
a  particular  charity  a  gift  or  risk 
offending  a  very  good  customer. 

The  worst  thing  anyone  in 
business  can  do,  however,  is  to 
completely  ignore  a  customer's 
request  for  a  donation  to  that 
person's  pet  charity.  This  will 
ruffle  your  customer. 

Whether  or  not  you  are  going 
to  make  a  donation,  you  should 
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You  can  answer  each  letter  indi- 
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whom  addressed  and  the  letter 
will  look  like  it  was  individually 
typed. 

How  to  handle  a  request 
for  a  political  contribution: 

"No  doubt  you  are  aware  that 
our  goods  and  services  are 
extended  to  persons  belonging  to 
all  major  (and  even  minor)  polit- 
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remaining  'politically  impartial' 
to  our  customers,  we  have  estab- 
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any  political  contributions. 

"We  trust  you  will  see  the  need 
and  rationality  of  such  a  policy 
and  will  accept  our  position." 

A  reply  to  those  whose 


organization  have  not  been 
included  in  your  established 
budget  could  be  make  in  this 
way: 

"We  sincerely  regret  that  we 
cannot  comply  with  your  request 

to  participate  in  the fund 

raising  campaign. 

'  'At  the  beginning  of  each  year 
we  establish  monthly  quotas  for 
donations  to  charity.  The  quota 
has  been  reached  at  this  particu- 
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contribution  this  year  as  availa- 
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we  will  make  every  effort  to 
include  your  name  on  next  year's 
list." 

A  request  for  advertising  in  a 
journal  in  connection  with  a 
dinner-dance  of  a  charitable 
contribution  can  be  handled  in 
one  of  three  ways: 

*  You  can  refuse  to  purchase 
an  advertisment  based  on  the 
excuse  given  in  the  prior  letter. 

*  You  can  make  the  donation 
in  the  guise  of  an  advertisement, 
write  a  nice  letter  compliment- 
ing the  organization's  worthy 
efforts,  and  ask  that  your  com- 
pany name  not  be  printed  and 
that  the  ad  should  say  simply, 
"from  a  friend."  This  will  help 
you  in  that  others  attending  the 
function  do  not  see  your  ad  and 
consider  you  fair  game  for  the 
solicitation  they  want  to  make  for 
a  journal  their  organization  is 
going  to  make  soon. 

*  You  can  make  the  donation 
and  hope  that  the  money  will 
provide  two  benefits.  One  being 
the  use  to  which  the  money  is  put 
for  a  worthwhile  cause,  the  other 
being  that  the  persons  attending 
the  function  will  appreciate  your 
efforts,  thus  reaping  some 
goodwill. 

It  must  again  be  noted  that  all 
letters  or  in-person  solicitations 
from  customers  must  be 
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those  received  from  all  sections 
of  the  country  as  a  result  of  your 
name  being  on  a  computerized 
mailing  list. 

Where  money  is  tight  or  you 
are  giving  freely  but  just  can't 
honor  all  requests  because  of 
budgetary  restraints,  you  can 
discuss  with  your  accountant  the 
possibility  of  making  a  donation 
in  goods  or  services.  Here  is  an 
opportunity  to  give  undamaged 
goods  (but  slow  moving  items, 
etc.)  to  organizations  in  your  area 
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flea  market  sales,"  "rummage 
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E.  Wareham). 

1987  represented  the  fifth  sea- 
son of  a  Cranberry  IPM  program 
in  Massachusetts.  Most  of  the 
12,000  acres  of  cranberry  bogs 
are  located  in  the  southernmost 
part  of  the  state,  on  and  off  of 
Cape  Cod.  Due  to  the  large  use  of 
water  in  cranberry  management 
practices,  growers  face  consid- 
erable pressure  with  regard  to 
the  use  of  chemical  pesticides. 

The  close  proximity  of  many 
cranberry  bogs  to  highly  resi- 
dential areas  and  the  high  vis- 
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affords  sociological  implications 


for  a  shift  from  conventional, 
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pests  include  sweep  net  sampling, 
pheromone  traps,  and  inspect- 
ing vine  and  berry  samples. 
Although  these  techniques  are 
useful  for  sampling  the  most 
damaging  and  widespread  pest 
problems ,  techniques  have  yet  to 
be  worked  out  for  pests  which 
were  previously  considered  secon- 
dary pests  (pests  of  minor  impor- 
tance), but  which  have  recently 
increased  in  significance  due  to 
their  potential  to  dramatically 
cause  yield  reduction. 

One  such  pest  is  the  cranberry 
tipworm,  a  tiny  fly  in  the  family, 
Cecidomyiidae.  There  are  varied 
opinions  among  growers  and 
researchers  as  to  the  importance 
of  this  pest  and  whether  or  not 
controls  should  be  aimed  speci- 
fically at  the  tipworm  or  whether 
it  is  sufficiently  suppressed  by 
chemicals  which  are  applied 
against  other  insects.  However, 
in  1986  and  1987,  most  grower 
questions  concerned  this  insect. 
The  old  literature  suggests 
success  at  controlling  the  cran- 
berry tipworm  if  applications  of 
parathion  are  made  at  10  day 
intervals.  This  is  not  a  good  con- 
trol tactic  due  to  the  high  toxi- 
city of  parathion  and  the  high 
probability  of  building  up  tip- 
worm  resistance  to  insecticides 
if  they  are  used  too  frequently. 
Instead,  we  will  try  to  promote 
chemical  applications  at  times 
when  we  know  certain  stages  of 
the  pest  are  present. 

Because  changes  in  the  popu- 
lation levels  of  cranberry  tipworm 
have  not  recently  been  intensively 
monitored  in  Massachusetts,  we 
are  uncertain  whether  the  tip- 
worm  problem  has  actually 
increased  over  the  last  few  years, 
or  whether  this  is  j  ust  perceived 
to  be  the  case  because  growers 
are  now  more  aware  of  the  insect 
and  its  damage.  We  are  as  yet 
imcertain  whether  the  seemingly 
increased  incidence  of  tipworm 
is  due  to  pesticide  resistance, 
reduction  in  the  number  of  insec- 
ticide applications  used  to  con- 
trol other  pests,  or  combinations 
of  these  and  other  factors. 


In  the  IPM  progrram,  one  of  the 
principal  times  during  which 
insecticide  reductions  have  been 
made  is  late  May  to  early  June, 
when  the  predominant  pests  are 
gypsy  moth,  false  armyworm, 
blossom  worm  and,  occasionally, 
cranberry  weevil.  Threshold  levels 
for  these  pests  are  not  always 
reached.  Thus,  on  some  bogs, 
control  action  may  not  be  neces- 
sary until  after  bloom,  during 
berry  formation  (for  cranberry 
fruitworm  and  Sparganothis 
fruitworm).  However,  it  is  in  early 
June  that  the  eggs  from  the  first 
tipworm  generation  are  found. 
This  occurs  when  the  expanding 
terminal  leaves  are  young  and 
very  succulent. 


On  the  bogs,  cranberry  tipworm 
damage  is  identified  by  an  obvious 
cupping  of  the  terminal  leaves. 
However,  by  the  time  this  dam- 
age is  noticed,  enough  injury  has 
been  done  to  the  young  leaves 
that  growth  beyond  this  point  is 
prevented.  After  the  insects  have 
fed  off  the  leaves  (by  rasping  the 
leaf  tissue),  the  leaves  turn  brown 
and  die.  The  brown,  dead  appear- 
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when  the  outer  pair  of  leaves  is 
pulled  back  or  removed)  is  occa- 
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frost  damage. 

The  adult  flies  emerge  fi-om- 
their  overwintering  pupal  cases 
in  the  spring  and  the  female  flies 
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Figure  1.  Cranberry  tip  worm  eggs 


curved  eggs  (with  rounded  edges 
and  red  pigment  in  the  center) 
(Fig.  1)  at  the  base  of  the  tiny, 
developing  leaves  at  the  tip  of 
growing  uprights.  The  micro- 
scopic eggs  are  only  about  a 
seventieth  of  an  inch  long  and 
one  or  more  eggs  my  be  depos- 
ited in  the  uprights.  The  eggs 
hatch  into  small,  white,  legless 
maggots  (Fig.  2)  which  eventu- 
ally become  orange  as  they 
mature.  It  is  the  rasping  mouth- 
parts  of  the  maggot  stage  which 
cause  the  leaf  damage.  The  mature 
orange  maggots  are  approximately 
a  sixteenth  of  an  inch  long. 

Following  egg  hatch,  it  takes 
about  10  days  for  the  maggot  to 
reach  maturity  (Franklin  1984). 
Prior  to  developing  into  the  next 
life  stage,  the  maggot  spins  a 
white,  silken  cocoon  which  it 


attaches  to  one  of  the  terminal 
leaves.  Following  the  maggot 
stage,  the  insect  becomes  a  pupa 
inside  the  cocoon  (puparium).  Tlie 
pupa  is  also  orange  in  color  with 
unexpanded  appendages  which 
are  held  close  to  the  body  (Fig.  3). 
As  the  pupa  matures,  the  wings 
and  legs  (still  held  close  to  the 
body)  become  blackened. 

The  tiny  flies,  which  emerge 
from  a  slit  at  one  end  of  the  pupal 
case,  are  about  a  sixteenth  of  an 
inch  long.  They  are  very  delicate 
flies,  with  one  pair  of  clear  wings 
and  six  long,  spindly  legs  (Fig. 
4).  The  female  fly  is  character- 
ized by  a  bright,  orange/red 
abdomen,  whereas  the  body  of 
the  male  is  dark. 

Some  growers  feel  that  tipworm 
has  a  beneficial  pruning  effect 
on  cranberry  vines,  by  forcing 


multiple  shoots  to  replace  a  sin- 
gle, damaged  shoot.  Although  at 
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Figure  3.  Cranberry  tipworm  pupa 
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Figure  4.  Cranberry  tipworm  adult  fly 


case,  it  is  uncertain  whether  these 
secondary  shoots  develop  in  time 
to  produce  flower  buds  for  the 
following  season's  fruit  produc- 
tion. And,  if  secondary  shoots 
are  formed,  a  percentage  of  the 
plant's  energy  is  being  taken 
away  from  fruit  production  to  be 
used  in  the  shoot  production. 

In  1954,  Phil  Marucci  (ento- 
mologist. New  Jersey  Blueber- 
ry/Cranberry Research  Station) 
published  a  paper  on  cranberry 
tipworm  which  opened  with  this 
statement  made  by  H.B.  Scam- 
mell  in  1923:  "The  cranberry 
tipworm  is  the  commonest  insect 
of  cranberries  and  yet  the  least 
understood."  I  believe  that  this 
might  still  be  the  case  in  1988. 
We  must  identify  what  the 
impact  of  this  pest  is,  following 
many  years  of  bombardment  with 
an  arsenal  of  chemical  insecti- 
cides. 

Although  I  had  only  done  pre- 
liminary work  on  this  pest  in 


Massachusetts  in  1986,  the  fol- 
lowing questions  will  hopefully 
be  answered  within  the  next  few 
years: 
•When  does  cranberry  tipworm 


attack  occur? 

•  How  well  is  the  cranberry 
plant  able  to  recover  from  tip- 
worm  injury  and  how  much 
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the  growing  season,  when  it  is 
too  late  for  a  flower  bud  to  be 
produced? 

•  What  is  the  diversity  of  tip- 
worm  infestation  among  bogs 
and  how  does  this  relate  to  the 
following  year's  growing  season? 

1986  DAMAGE 
Methodology: 

In  the  beginning  of  September 
1986  (prior  to  harvest),  10  vine 
samples  per  acre  were  randomly 
cut  and  brought  back  to  the 
laboratory  for  inspection.  The 
vine  samples  were  taken  from 
bogs  which  were  on  the  state 
cranberry  IPM  program  during 
1986.  Vine  samples  were  taken 
from  201  acres  (55  bogs,  belong- 
ing to  15  growers).  A  total  of 
2,011  vines  were  sampled.  The 
vines  were  inspected  for  tipworm 
damage  in  the  laboratory  with 
the  use  of  a  dissecting  microscope. 

Results: 

Several  categories  of  tipworm 
damage  were  identified  in  this 
study: 

1-damage  occurring  in  prim- 
ary (1°)  uprights  (these  are 
uprights  which  had  begun  nor- 
mal development  in  the  spring, 

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from  the  previous  year's  upright 
or  runner)  (Fig.  5). 

2-damage  occurring  in  secon- 
dary (2°)  or  tertiary  shoots  (3°) 
(shoots  which  developed  as  side 
shoots  after  damage  had  occurred 
in  the  primary  or  secondary 
uprights)  (Fig.  5). 

3-damage  occurring  at  the  tip 
of  either  primary  or  secondary 
shoot  growth,  late  enough  in  the 
season  so  that  there  were  no 
additional  side  shoots  formed 
following  tipworm  damage.  This 
was  considered  to  be  damage 


done  to  terminal  growth.  (Due  to 
this  damage  there  was  a  loss  of 
vegetative  and  flower  buds  for 
the  following  year's  growth  and 
fruit  production). 

Of  the  55  bogs  which  were 
sampled,  the  smallest  amount  of 
tipworm  damage  in  a  primary 
shoot  was  0%  (two  bogs  had  no 
tipworm  damage  in  the  10  vines 
per  acre  used  as  the  sample  size). 
The  maximum  amount  of  dam- 
age on  a  bog  was  71.4%.  The 
mean  tipworm  damage  on  prim- 
ary growth  was  29.6%  (when  all 


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bogs  were  averaged)  (Table  1). 

The  mean  percent  of  secondary 
shoot  growth,  which  resulted  after 
damage  occurred  in  the  primary 
growth,  was  54.3%  (when  all  bogs 
were  considered)  (Table  1).  This 
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there  was  no  secondary  shoot 
growth  ("pruning  effect")  follow- 
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primary  shoot.  The  minimum 
amount  of  secondary  shoot  growth 
was  0  and  the  maximum  on  an 
individual  bog  was  100%. 

An  average  of  10.4%  of  the 
vines  with  secondary  shoot 
growth  had  tipworm  damage  in 
these  secondary  shoots  (in  addi- 
tion to  the  damage  which  had 
occurred  in  the  primary  shoots) 
(Table  1). 

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Table  1.   Mean  percent  end-of-season  vine  damage 
(TPW=cranberry  tipworm) 


TPW  in  primary 
upright 

29.6  ±8.1 


secondary  shoot 
growth 

54.3    ±27.1 


TPW    in    secondary 
shoot 

10.4   ±20.3 


TPW    damage    in 
terminal    growth 

13.5   ±  11.5 


sample  size  (n)  =  2,011  vine  samples 
number  of  bogs  =  55 


The  bog  with  the  greatest 
amount  of  damage  in  the  termi- 
nal growth  had  48.2%  damage, 
meaning  that,  in  this  bog,  close 
to  half  of  the  potential  vegeta- 
tive and/or  flower  buds  for  the 
following  season  had  been  des- 
troyed by  tipworm.  The  average 
amount  of  terminal  damage  (when 
all  bogs  were  considered)  was 
13.5%. 

Conclusion: 

In  1986,  cranberry  tipworm 
caused  varied  amounts  of  dam- 
age to  cranberry  bogs  in  Massa- 
chusetts. In  most  of  the  cases 
where  damage  was  done  to 
primary  shoot  growth,  the  cran- 
berry plant  compensated  by 
sending  out  secondary  shoots. 
However,  in  10.4%  of  the  cases 
these  secondary  shoots  were  also 
attacked.  The  average  overall 
terminal  growth  damage  was 
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growing  season  Oust  prior  to 
harvest)  when  the  plant  is  read- 
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mant phase,  and,  at  this  point,  it 
is  probably  too  late  for  the  plant 
to  form  a  vegetative  or  flower 
bud  for  the  following  year. 

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in 

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72.5  acres  cranberry  producing  bogs;  30  acres  prepared,  irrigated,  ready 
for  planting;  50  acres  recently  replanted  timber  reproduction  land;  849  acres 
cleared  land;  996  acrestimber  reproduction  land;  50  acres  marshland;  14 
acres  nonforest,  road,  pond  and  rock  pit  areas. 

Bogs  planted  with  Stevens,  Ben  Lears,  Crowley.  Automatic  sprinkler  system. 
Good  pond.  Pumping  System.  Graders,  back  hoes,  etc. 

Asking  $2  Million  Cash 

Terms  Available 

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Zero  Varroa  Mites 
Turn  Up  in  Bay  State 

Apiary  inspectors  have  looked 
closely  at  3,500  bee  colonies  in 
Massachusetts  since  last  October 
and  so  far  haven't  come  up  with 
a  single  Varroa  mite. 

Peter  Kuzmiski,  chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Pest  Control  for  the 
Massachusetts  Department  of 
Food  and  Agriculture,  told  CRAN- 
BERRIES Magazine  that  the 
inspection  will  wind  up  in  early 
'88. 

The  deadly  Varroa  mite  has 
been  found  in  eight  states,  includ- 
ing Wisconsin,  the  largest  cran- 
berry producing  state  next  to 
number  one  Massachusetts. 

The  bee  pest  feeds  on  mature 
honeybees  as  well  as  their  larvae 
and  pupae. 

Kuzmiski  says  a  weak  colony 
going  into  the  winter  is  likely 
doomed  if  invaded  by  the  mite. 

Bees  imported  from  out-of-state 
are  the  principal  concern  of 
Massachusetts  growers.  Accord- 
ing to  the  Massachusetts  Farm 
Bureau,  98%  of  Bay  State  grow- 
ers are  dependent  on  migratory 
beekeepers. 

The  Varroa  mite  is  about  the 
size  of  a  pinhead. 

Alfred  P.  Carl  Jr.  is  the  chief 
apiary  inspector  for  the  state. 


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Appraisals 

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Plymouth,  MA  02360 
(617)  747-3033 

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Farm  families  count  on  him  to  provide  the  financial  support  they  need— short- 
term  and  long-term  credit— that  helps  them  plan  for  a  productive  future. 

But  there's  more  to  Farm  Credit  than  money.  What  makes  your  Farm  Credit 
representative  unique  is  that  he  knows  your  business  so  well.  Which  means  that 
he's  more  than  a  dependable  source  of  credit.  He  can  provide  farm  business 
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Taunton,  MA  02780 
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Building  a  Home  Office 
(and  tax  consequences) 


By  JOSEPH  ARKIN,  C.P.A. 

As  a  business  owner  you  may 
find  that  there  is  a  certain  amount 
of  paper  work  that  just  can't  be 
done  on  business  premises  dur- 
ing the  normal  working  day. 

Constant  interruptions — tele- 
phone calls,  information  requests, 
and  the  need  to  oversee  daily 
operations — can  pull  you  away 
from  your  desk. 

A  glance  at  your  desk  piled 
high  with  unfinished  work  is  the 
primary  reason  you  need  to 
establish  a  little  office  sanctuary 
at  home.  This,  despite  warnings 
about  bringing  work  home  after 
an  exhausting  day  at  your  place 
of  business. 

However,  in  the  privacy  of  your 
home,  undisturbed  (hopefully), 
you  can  clear  up  a  backlog  of 
work,  face  the  next  day  without 
the  harassment  of  both  custo- 
mers and  employees  asking 
countless  questions. 

If  the  idea  of  a  home  office 
appeals  to  you  and  seems  to  make 
some  sense,  here  are  some  neces- 
sary steps  to  create  your  "little 
office  den." 

According  to  office-design 
experts,  creating  an  office  needn't 
take  a  great  deal  of  space  or 
money.  Actually ,  just  about  every 
home  boasts  a  nook  or  cranny,  if 
not  a  full  room,  that  can  be  con- 
verted to  a  useful  purpose  by 
being  made  into  an  office.  What's 
more,  you'll  be  converting  "waste" 
space  into  a  center  of  the  house- 
hold's  working  world  —  a 
thoroughly  worthwhile  improve- 
ment in  these  days  of  shrinking 
space,  when  all  of  us  are  doing 
more  with  less. 

There  are  two  major  aspects  of 
creating  a  home  office — how  much 
space  is  needed  and  what 
equipment  is  required. 

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Obviously,  if  you  have  an  extra 
room,  even  a  guest  room,  an  office 
is  a  wonderful  way  to  make  full- 
time  use  of  the  space.  You  can 
even  make  do  with  an  office  built 
into  a  space  measuring  only  5'  x  4'. 
With  good  organization,  that's 
enough  for  a  desk,  a  chair,  file 
drawers  and  shelves,  plus  all  of 
the  equipment  you're  likely  to 
need. 


When  available  space  is  small, 
it  can  be  found  anyplace.  A  comer 
of  the  laundry  room — where 
casual  traffic  is  at  a  minimum, 
and  you're  likely  to  find  the  peace 
and  privacy  that  paper  work 
demands — is  often  a  good  spot  to 
locate  your  home  office.  In  a  two- 
story  house,  explore  the  space 
under  the  stairs.  Or  look  into  the 
possibilities  of  converting  a  closet 


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Massachusetts  Groivers 

Financial  assistance  is  available  for  SCHOLARSHIPS  and  MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE  for  Cranberry  Growers,  their  Employees  and  the 
fannilies  of  both  when  financial  need  can  be  shown.  For  information 
contact: 

URANN  FOUNDATION 
P.O.  Box  1788 
Brockton  MA  02403 

Telephone  588-7744 


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to  a  desk  enclosure.  With  the 
substitution  of  folding  doors, 
opened  wide  when  someone's 
working,  a  sizeable  closet  becomes 
a  thoroughly  practical  office  with 
a  minimal  disruption  of  the  fam- 
ily's established  living  patterns. 

Whatever  the  space  you  choose, 
wherever,  make  sure  it's  out  of 
the  mainstream  of  traffic.  With 
peace  and  quite,  office  work  will 
go  much  faster  and  more 
efficiently. 

Proper  equipment,  and  efficient 
organization,  are  equally  impor- 
tant. No  matter  how  small,  or 
big,  your  office  space,  there  are 
some  things  that  are  "musts."  A 
good  writing  surface  and  good 
lighting  are  essential. 

One  of  the  smartest  desks  is 
also  the  cheapest:  a  small  flush 
door  topping  a  pair  of  two-drawer 
file  cabinets.  Or,  if  you  buy  a 
desk,  its  top  should  be  wide 
enough  for  your  needs,  and  its 


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Director.  Cranberry  Experiment  Station. 

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berry Specialist.  Cranberry  &  Blueberry  Laboratory. 
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and  garden  traaors  to  85  PTO  horsepower 
turbo  charged  farm  iraaors. 

And  while  they  var>'  in  size,  all  are  built 
by  Kubota  to  exacting  quality  specifications. 
All  are  powered  bV  Kubota  diesel  engines. 
They're  sturdy  and  dependable,  fuel 
cfTicient,  and  require  lirtle  maintenance. 

Multi -cylinder  design 
makes  them 
quiet  and  they 
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legs  should  not  be  rickety.  If 
there  is  no  room  for  a  typewriter 
when  it's  not  in  use,  you'd  be 
wise  to  buy  a  sliding-door  cabinet 
that  can  be  placed  next  to  the 
desk.  Invest  in  an  office  posture 
chair  on  casters;  it's  easily  the 
most  comfortable  and  practical 
for  sustained  work. 


Good  lighting  is  vital,  too. 
Attractive  desk-lamps  are  widely 
available,  or,  where  space  is 
really  at  a  premium,  invest  in  a 
hanging  lamp  that  can  be  pulled 
down  to  proper  working  height. 
If  you're  righthanded,  the  light 
should  come  over  your  left 
shoulder.  If  you're  lefthanded, 
the  light  should  come  over  your 
right  shoulder. 


Lampshades  should  be  trans- 


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lucent,  contain  a  near-white  inner         side  of  too  much  light  rather 

lining,  and  be  deep  enough  to         than  too  little. 

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AM  the  lollowing  Tyrone  pumps  are  dual  rotation,  have  SIDE  and  REAR  ports,  port  sizes  inlet 
and  outlet  are  1  %"  NPT.  2  bolt  and  4  boll  mount  (SAE  C  2  bolt.  7"  centers.  SAE  C  4  bolt.  4  Vi"" 
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2  5  CID.  1  '/4'x  1 4  tooth  spline  Shalt  1  gal. 
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9GPM@1000RPfyt.  1BGPt^@2O0ORPM,27 
GPfyl  @  3000  RPIVt  Max.  '/.  -  13  tooth  shaft 
2750  PSI.  5V."  2  bolt  mount.  1 "  NPT  pipe  pres- 
sureportletthandrbtalion  Ideal  tor  direct  tront 
mount  ol  larm  tractors  Removed  from  new 
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Webster  155YC  cU     '^\ 

Right  hand  fotabon  6V.  GPM  @  lOOO  RPM. 
13'/j  GPM  @  2000  RPM.  20%  GPM  @  3000 
RPM  max .  V(**x9  splined  Adapter  available 
$11  00  2500  PSI,  side  ports  »16  and  <nO  ORB 
(I'xV)"  NPT  adapter  available  •  $725  set).  4- 
3/16"  c/c  2  bolt  mount  3'/."  pilot  weight  6  lbs 

S119.00 


Hydreco 


13PR190533.  casi  i(on  with  eniernal  bearings 
on  sfiaH  end  (or  maximum  side  load  1 "  Straight 
shaflkeyed,  Side  ports  l'//'  inlet  ■  1"  outlet.  4 
boll  manifold  port  adapters  included  Mounting 
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GPM(itQ400  RPM,  41  GPM  @  3000  RPM 
(max).  3000  PSI  max  Wt41  IbS- 

$225.00 


Hydraulic  Pumps 


Variable-Displacement  Piston  Pumps 

The  variable-displacement  pump  when  used  with  a  tixed- 
displacement  motor  (such  as  our  Cessna  S74418,  or  our 
Vickers  TB  15)  is  called  a  constant  torque  transmission.  The 
torque  output  is  constant  at  any  speed.  Power  output  is  varied 
by  adjusting  pump  displacement  which  changes  speed 

Power  output  may  be  varied  manually  by  the  operater  as 
required  on  the  Hydura  PVO  1 5,  and  the  Vickers  TA  6  or,  with 
a  sensor  m  the  hne  that  automatically  conlrols  the  output  as  is 
used  with  IheVickers  PVE  21.  and  PVQ  J.?. 


Hydura 
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PVO  42L  SAY  Cf=.  Load  sensing  variable  displaci.  ■ 
(d^  1800  RPM.  2400  RPM  maximum  2500  PSI  cor 
mum  76  HP  required  (.1  1800  RPM  and  2500  PSI  R- 
lacmg  shaH  Shad  size  is  I'j  diameter  keyed  SAi 
loop  lype  wilh  Single  port  How  is  designed  lor  u 
lenlure  The  load  sensing  control  mainlams  a  co"., 
molorlper  your  selling)  irregardless  to  changes  rn  i 
pump  pressure  As  Ihe  load  on  the  System  increasi 
also  increase  bul  me  How  (volume)  will  lemam  ci 
valve  IS  recommended  lo  ptotecl  Ihe  system  (puni(j 
suction.  <(20  ORB  pressure,  a  1 2  case  dram,  ii6  sen 
$3000,  Weight  li2ibs 


5  5cu  in  42  GPM 
iinuous.  3000  PSI  ma»i- 
jtalion  IS  left  hand  iCCVVi 
:  C  2  boll.  5  pilot  Open 
^'  with  ihe  load  sensing 
r.inl  How  lo  Ihttiydi.Tul'C 
ump  input  speed  and  or 
.  Ihe  pump  pressure  Aili 
i.it.iMi  A  piL-ssure  leiiel 
.  ,ind  mulon  Purls  are  2 
.or  port  Ad.lplcrs  topipe 

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Vickers 
Piston  Pump 

TA6-50A-11-551.  Variable  displacement  843  cu  in,  6  GPM  (-i    1800 

RPM  normal.  3600  RPM  maximum  3000  PSi  maximum.  12  HP  rtquired 
al  teOO  RPM  and  3000  PSI  Th-s  pump  is  ideal  lor  running  a  hyduulic 
moior  in  either  direction  A  single  lever  provides  speed  control,  dynamic 
braking  and  reversing  Thus,  clutches,  brakes,  and  mulligear  reversing 
iransmissions  can  be  eliminated  A  buiH-m  auxiliary  pump  is  capable  of 
supplying  4  GPM  (n  3600  and  500  PSi  which  can  beused  lo  operate 
auxiliary  equipment  Righl  hand  rotation  (CW)  lacmg  shafl,  W  diamuier, 
SAE  A  2  boll  mount  wiih  3' 1  pilot  Ports  are  O-nng  type  Adapters  lo  pipe 
ihread  S16.00.  Weigh!  31  lbs. 

S475.00 


Many  more  items  too  numerous  to  list. 


Vickers 
PVE  21  L 

930  CCBPIOpump.  2  7  cu  m  variable  displacement,  with  built-in  pres- 
sure compensator  and  load  sensing  control  This  lealure  nulomalically 
vanes  pump  displacement  and  pressure  necessary  to  salisly  I'le  lo.nd 
demand  by  sensing  Ihe  oullel  and  load  pressures  Many  uses  include 
water  pumps,  conveyors,  bulk  unloading  Irucks  cement  mixers  Rated  up 
lo  2700  PSi  21  GPM  {M  1800  RPM  normal  2400  RPM  maximum  Left 
hand  rotation  (CC W|  lacmg  shall. '  «"xl  3  toolh  shah  Shaft  adaplei  Si  5  00 
Rear  ports  024  ORBinlet,»16outlel,casedrain  08, fl4  sensing  port  Seiol 
port  adapters  10  all  pipe  $28  CW  2  boll  mouni  with  4  pilot  (SAE  B  2  boll) 
Weigh!  40  lbs 

S325.00 


Hydura  Axial 
Piston  Pump 


PVQ  15  RDFY  MN  SNT  v.in.iblc  ilispl.i.  .■iiifm  J 
RPM  nui'ii.il.  MOO  MI'M  iii.ixinKim  LunliniKUis  . 
PSI,  37  HP  requirt-d  (-1  1800  RPM  .ind  3500  PSI 
(CW)  facing  shaft  Smgle  port  How  allows  opol.^ 
(GPM)  to  Ihe  hydtaulic  motor  The  GPM  is  v.iM.it. 
rotaling  Ihe  control  pmlle  shaft  in.mu.illy  Input 
Straight  key  2  boll  mount  with 4  pilot  ThispumplL- 
when  increasing  Ihe  How  (GPM)  lo  Ihe  motor  .is  ! 
Single  rolalion  motor  applications  An  external  i 
protect  pump  m  case  the  hydraulic  motor  is  staiievi 
1 '  *"  adapters  to  1 ' ."  pipe.  S 1 8  00  pair  Weigfil  70 


I)  ( It  in  i;.  (.PM  (..  laoo 

llilH)  I'SI  m.n.iiHirn  -iOOO 
Hoi.iliOM  IS  lujhi  h.inded 
'or  lo  control  Ihe  volume 
11-  from  0  to  26  gallons  by 
sh.iti  is  »  dtameler  with 
jtuies  a  volume  stop  used 
■;  used  in  design  with  any 
oiiei  valve  'S  required  lo 
Pons  are  split  llange  rype 
lbs 

S375.00 


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Minneapolis,  MN  55411 


Piione  (612)  521-6811 


We  have  the  Nations  Largest  Inventory  of  Hydraulic  Parts  on  the  shelf 


We  Ship  SAME  DAY  as  ordered     (612)  521-6811 


Hydraulic  Motors  -  Gerotor 


Geroller-Gear 


Piston  i&  Vane 


H.P.I.  Nichols  High  Speed  Motors 


All  3  sizes  of  these  motors  are 
bi-directional  gerotor  type,  high 
torque.high   speed,   have   low 
noise   levels,  and   heavy  duty 
bearings  tor  withstanding  radial 
and  thrust  loads. 

Many  uses  include:  Fan  dnves, 
Swing  drives,  vitiratofy  drives,  wheeled 
drives,  winch  drives. 


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M2-254: 52  HP,  normal  2000  PSI,  high 
3000  PSI,  1  gal  =  90  RPM,  5  gal.  =  454 
RPM,  10  gal.  =  909  RPIVI,  30  gal.  = 
2728  RPIVI.  2  bolt  mount  with  4"  pilot, 
side  ports  «16*.  '/•"  keyed  shaft  1- 
7/16"  long.  Weight  43  lbs.  'Adapters 
to  "  1 "  pipe  $9.00  pair. 

$285.00 


M2-169:  42  HP,  normal  2000  PSI.  high 
3000  PSI,  1  gal  =  136  RPM.  5  gal,  = 
683  rpm,  1 0  gal,  =  1 366  RPM,  26  GPM 
=  3600  RPM  4  bolt  mount  with  4"  pilot, 
rear  ports  »12*,  Vt"  keyed  shaft  2%" 
long.  Weight  40  lbs,  '  Adapters  to  V." 
pipe $7,00  pair^^-^ 

m- 

M3-900:  103  HP,  normal  2000  PSI, 
high  3000  PSI.  1  gal.  =  25  RPM.  5  gal.  = 
1 28  RPM.  10  gal.  =  256  RPM.  72  gal.  = 
1 800  RPM.  4  bolt  mount  with  5"  pilot 
2"  split  flange  ports*.  1  %"  keyed  shaft 
^y»"  long.  Weight  100  lbs.  'Adapters 
to  2"  pipe  $40.00  pair.         $775.00 


unar  Lynn  60UD 
Series  Motor 


#113-1019.  Typlcil  «ppricallont:  Conveyors  ■  Augers  ■  Screws 
■Positioning  -  Clamping  -  Mixers  -  Vehicle  Propulsion  ■  Spreaders 
-Grinders  -  Reels  ■  Hulls  ■  Wmches.  37  5  GPM  flow,  30  cu  in  per 
rev.  S'<^"4-bo[l  square  wheel  mouni  The  mounting  flange  is  located 
near  the  center  of  the  motor  which  permits  much  of  the  molor  to  be 
located  mside  a  wheel  hub  or  other  device  1  ''^  "x7  looth  shaft  with 
atrapght  hub  adapter  mcl  2000  PSI  and  10  GPM  equals  9  HP  and  90 
RPM  2000  PSI  and  20  GPM  equals  18  HP  and  180  RPIW,  20O0  PSI 
and  37  GPM  equals  34  HP  and  333  RPM.  2700  PSI  and  10  GPM 
equals  1 1  HP  and  90  RPM.  2700  PSI  and  20  GPM  equals  25  hP  and 
1 80  RPM  2700  PSI  and  37  GPM  equals  44  HP  and  333  RPM  Weight 
65  lbs.  Qumntlty  discount!  availablm. 

$415.00 
Pon  adapters  $30.00  pair 


Many  more  items  too  numerous  to  list. 


Char-Lynn  6000  Series  Motor 


The  following  motors  all  have  a  standard  4  bolt  mount 
AVi"  square  and  a  5"  pilot.  Peak  gallonage  ol  37  GPM 
and  a  normal  gallonage  of  30  GPM.  Heavy  duly 
tapered  roller  bearings  allow  a  side  load  of  up  to  9800 
in.  Ins.  All  motors  have  case  drains,  weight  65  lbs.,  are 
new  and  in  limited  quantities. 


112-1064:  12  CU  in  displacement.  19  RPM  perl  gal..  603  RPM  max 
7650  in  lb  torque  at  peak  pressure,  normal  3200  PSI.  4500  PSI  peak 
74  hp  at  peak  conditions.  1 W  key  shaft  0-ring  ports,  adapters  to  1 " 
pipe  $7  00  pair  Available  also  with.  l  </^"  key  shaft  and  split  flange 
ports  (tt112-1001).  Adapters  $3000  pair,  and  PA"  tapered  shaft 
(#112-1007)  and  split  flange  ports 

$499.50 

112.1065:  15  cu.  in  displacement.  15  RPM  per  1  gal.  508  RPM  max 
8950  in.  lb  torque  at  peak  pressure.  Normal  3000  PSI, peak4l50  42 
HP  normal.  72  HP  at  peak  conditions.  1'/^"  keyed  shaft  #16  O-nng 
ports,  adapters  to  1 "  pipe  S7.00  pair.  Available  also  with  split  flange 
pons  (#112-1002). 

$507.75 

#112-1066:  19cu.  in.  displacement  12  RPM  perl  gallon,  400  RPM 
max..  10.900  in  lb  torque  at  peak  pressure,  normal  3000  PSI  Peak 
4000  PSI  42  HP  normal.  69  HP  at  peak  conditions  i  W  keyed  shaft 
O-ring  ports,  adapters  to  1"  pipe  S7  00  pair  Available  also  with  1^" 
tapered  shaft  and  V4"  split  Mange  pons  (#112-1010)  VI"  pipe  adapters 
$30.00  pair  and  straight  1  '/^"  shaft  and  split  flange  ports. 

$517.50 

#112-1005:  24  cu  m.  displacment.  10  RPM  per  1  gallon.  338  RPM 
max. 11.500  In  lb  torque  at  peak  pressure  Normal  2400  PSI,  3350 
PSI  peak  33  HP  normal,  62  HP  peak  l'/^'  keyshaft  M"  split  flange 
pons.  V<"  pipe  adapters  $30.00  pair. 

$546.25 

#112-1056:  30  cu  in  displacement  7  7  RPM  per  1  gallon  288  RPM 
max.,  1 1 ,500  m.  lb  torque  at  peak  pressure  Normal  2000  PSi,  peak 
2700  PSI  33  HP  normal.  52  HP  peak.  1V<"'  tapered  shaft  'A"  split 
flange  pons.  ^A"  pipe  adapters  $30.00  pair 

$575.25 
#112-1021:  60  cu  In.  displacement  3  8  RPM  per  1  gallon  142  RPM 
max  ,  1 1 ,950  In.  lb  torque  at  peak  pressure,  9800  in  lbs  torque  31 
normal  pressure  I'A"  keyed  shaft  ^-i"  split  llange  ports.  ^"  pipe 
adapters  $30  00  pair 


$639.75 


SPECIAL 


All  items  are  new  and  carry  our  guarantee. 


All  Items  are  thipped  FOB  Minneapolis. 


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M  &  H  Supply,  Inc. 


1900  North  2nd  St 
Minneapolis,  MN  55411 


Piione  (612)  521-6811 


We  have  the  Nations  Largest  Inventory  of  Hydraulic  Parts  oh  the  shelf 


We  Ship  SAME  DAY  as  ordered     (612)  521-6811 


Hydraulic  Cylinders 


These  cylinders 

are  capable 

of  3000  PSI, 

are  agricultural 

type,  have  extra 

heavy  duty  clevis 

ends  have  #8  ports  0-ring  type  *{V2"  NPT) 

Standard  rings  &  seal  for  repair  parts 

"/j"  NPT  port  adapters  $4.00  pair 


Will  Interchange  with 

any  agricultural  cylinder 

of  same  stroke 


i 
Bore           1         Stroke 

Rod 

Collapsed 

Center  to 

Center 

Tons  at 
3000  PSI 

Weight 

S 

2V2"           I             8' 

1Vi 

2oy-" 

7-1/3 

20 

49,50 

3" 

8' 

1*4 

2oyv 

loyj 

25 

54,50 

3" 

12 

1% 

24VV 

1072 

29 

74,50 

3V." 

8' 

1% 

2oy<" 

127! 

29 

56,50 

3%" 

■       16 

1% 

31 ',4" 

12V! 

37 

79,50 

3'/!" 

8' 

1% 

20'/<" 

14'/! 

33 

58.50 

3V," 

12 

1% 

24%" 

14'/! 

35 

78,50 

SW 

16 

1% 

31'/!" 

14'/! 

39 

82,50 

3V," 

10 

1% 

227." 

16'/! 

37 

78,50 

3V." 

16 

1% 

31'/!" 

16'/! 

49 

94,50 

4" 

8' 

1% 

20y4 

18'/4 

43 

64,50 

4" 

10 

1% 

22%" 

182/4 

45 

84,50 

4" 

12 

1% 

24%" 

18  V. 

47 

88,50 

4" 

16 

IV, 

31%" 

18% 

54 

129,50 

4y." 

8' 

1'/! 

20%" 

21'/4 

50 

70,50 

4yr 

8' 

V/i 

20%" 

24 

56 

85,50 

4V;- 

16 

T/i 

31  Vi" 

24 

66 

133.50 

4V4" 

8' 

^'/! 

20%" 

26'/! 

60 

9959 

5" 

8' 

Vh 

20%" 

29'/! 

66 

119.50 

Man'j  more  items  too  numerous  to  list. 


All  Hems  are  shipped  FOB  Minneapolis. 


All  items  are  new  and  carry  our  guarantee. 


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imum.  A  pencil  mug,  paper-clip 
container  and  stapler,  stamp 
holder  and  telephone  index  book 
are  sufficient.  You  want  to  keep 
your  space  for  working,  not  for 
dust-collectors.  The  phone 
belongs  on  the  wall,  along  with 
rulers,  scissors  and  everything 
else  you  can  hang. 

For  maximum  neatness,  use 
hanging  type  files;  the 
arrangement  can  be  fitted  into 
any  standard-size  file  drawer. 
Paper  and  envelopes  can  be  stored 
in  a  shallow,  slantwise  divider — 
it  is  inexpensive  and  standard 
equipment  at  any  office  supply 
store.  The  paper  organizer  can 
be  stored  in  a  shallow  drawer — if 
you  have  room  for  a  third,  small- 
drawer  file  cabinet  in  your  new 
office  space — or  on  top  of  the 
desk  or  on  a  shelf  above  the  desk. 
Wherever  it's  located,  it  will  keep 
your  working  supplies  in  neat, 
accessible  order. 

Shelves  are  a  necessity  in  any 


case,  for  the  storage  of  equip- 
ment and  certain  books  you  will 
want  to  keep  at  home.  If  you  are 
carving  an  office  out  of  the  smal- 
lest space,  say  a  closet,  build  the 
shelves  as  high  as  you  can  reach 
up  the  wall  at  the  back  of  the 
desk.  Three  shelves  at  twelve- 
inch  intervals  should  do  the  trick. 
They  can  be  ordinary  lumber- 
yard pine,  supported  on  slotted 
rods,  fastened  to  the  wall  with 
expansion  bolts  and  brackets. 

Equipment  musts  are  chang- 
ing as  rapidly  as  office  technol- 
ogy. These  days,  a  typewriter  is 
a  necessity,  rather  than  a  lux- 
ury. You're  never  too  old — or  too 
young — to  learn.  If  you're  pur- 
chasing a  new  machine  for  home, 
make  it  one  of  the  lightweight 
portables  that  can  easily  be  stored 
under  the  desk,  in  its  own  case, 
when  not  in  use. 

Other  equipment  should  include 
a  portable  desk  calculator — 
invaluable  for  the  tax  and  busi- 


ness arithmetic  so  necessary  the; 
days.  A  small  tape  recorder  f 
dictating  letters  is  helpful.  Ju 


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eai  bring  it  into  the  office  for  letters 
ff  to  be  typed. 

A  less  familiar  mechanical 
helper  that  deserves  a  place  on 
your  equipment  list  is  one  of  the 
new  compact  copying  machines. 
A  tremendous  cut  down  of  tedious 
copying.  And,  they  are  available 
for  under  $1000.  You  can  record 
data  from  books  and  magazines, 
keep  copies  of  tax  and  business 
records,  and  copy  memos  to  cir- 
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The  investment  in  space  and 
equipment  will  pay  for  itself. 

What  about  getting  an 
income  tax  deduction? 

If  you  are  doing  work  of  your 
principal  business  you  get  no 
deduction.  The  home  office  must 
e  your  principal  place  of 
business. 

However,  if  you  have  a  second 
income  from  a  sideline  enterprise, 
you  can  deduct  home  office 
expenses  if  it  is  exclusively  and 
regularly  used  as  principal  place 
of  business  and  used  to  meet 
with  customers  in  the  normal 
course  of  business.  Expenses 
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expensing  of  fixed  assets  pur- 
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assets  you  do  not  expense;  cost  of 
supplies;  decorating  expenses; 
separate  telephone;  and  pro-rata 
share  (based  on  space)  of  heat- 
ng,  lighting,  insurance,  even 
iepreciation  of  the  house  itself.* 
ilxcept  for  depreciation  of  pre- 
mises, these  deductions  are 
ivailable  to  a  tenant. 

Are  you  an  employee?  An 
ndependent  contractor?  You 
annot  rent  space  to  your 
mployer  or  principal.  Employees 
:an  get  a  deduction  for  home 
iffice  deductions  if  they  can  show 
hat  the  use  is  for  the  conven- 
ence  of  the  employer. 
In  all  instances,  the  home  office 
xpense  cannot  give  rise  to  a 
3ss.  In  such  cases  the  losses  are 
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hysiologyandheldinZhenjiang.Jiangnsu, 
fiina  Nov.  22-29.  Bob  was  invited  to 
esent  a  paper  on  his  v\^ork  with  the 
owth  regulator  Triancontanol.  He  was 
16  of  only  two  scientists  from  the  U.S. 
esent. 

Unofficially,  the  Massachusetts  crop 
ipears  to  be  about  20  percent  under  the 
igust  1 987  estimate— probably  1 ,400,000 
1,450,000  barrels. 

WASHINGTON 

Srowers  on  the  Washington  Peninsula 
rvested  37,310  barrels  in  '87,  which 
sresents  the  largest  crop  since  1978. 


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Jovember  was  somewhat  cool,  averag- 
es degrees  a  day  below  normal.  Max- 
jm  temperature  was  69  degrees  on  the 
and  minimum  was  14  degrees  on  the 
t. 

recipitation  totaled  3.65  inches  or  nearly 
inch  below  normal.  There  was  measu- 


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rable  precipitation  on  10  days  with  2.32 
inches  from  the  10th  through  12th  as  the 
greatest  storm.  We  are  just  about  normal 
for  the  year  and  about  2'/!  inches  behind 
1986. 
The  one  noteworthy  event  was  a  10  inch 


snowfall  on  Nov.  12.  This  is,  by  far,  the 
greatest  snowfall  in  our  records  for  Novem- 
ber. Some  areas  in  southeastern  Massa- 
chusetts measured  as  much  as  14  inches 
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CRANBERRIES  CAST 
A  LOVING  SPELL 
FOR  A  CHILDREN'S 
VALENTINE  PARTY 

Children  love  parties  and — 
since  birthdays  come  but  once 
a  year — it's  nice  to  plan  special 
little  fetes  at  other  times  to  add 
sparkle  to  their  social  lives, 
too!  Valentine's  Day  is  a  per- 
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with  the  added  plus  that  it  can 
be  easy  on  the  pocketbook  and, 
at  the  same  time,  bright,  gay 
and  chock  full  of  imaginative 
and  playful  ideas. 

Cranberry  sauce  and  drinks 
are  children's  flavor  favorites — 
and  because  they're  color-right 
and  tastefully  versatile,  they 
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to  heart  shapes,  and  are  so 
decorative  you'll  only  need  to 
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BERRY  HEART 
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(Serves  6) 

12  slices  white  or  whole  wheat 

bread 
1  package  (8  ounces)  cream 

cheese,  softened 
1/4  cup  milk 
1/3  cup  chopped,  blanched 


almonds 
1  cup  peanut  butter 
1/4  cup  honey 
1  teaspoon  grated  orange  rinc 
1  can  (1  pound)  jellied 

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Trim  crusts  from  bread.  In  a  bowl 
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cream  cheese  mixture  on  six  of  th' 
bread  slices  and  spread  peanu 
butter  mixture  on  remaining  breac 
slices.  Cut  cranberry  sauce  cross 
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ILOATING  CRANAPPLE 
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(Makes  about  4  quarts) 

ups  (1  quart)  cranberry- 

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lint  lemon  sherbet,  thawed 

ups  (2  quarts)  cranberry- 
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lups  (1  quart)  cola  soda, 

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ups  (1  quart)  cherry  soda, 

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large  bowl,  mix  4  cups  cranberry- 
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ents in  a  large  punch  bowl.  Run 
cold  water  over  the  mold  until 
sherbet  heart  slips  from  the  mold. 
Place  sherbet  heart  into  punch  bowl. 
Serve  at  once. 

CRAN-ORANGE 
ICE  CREAM  CAKES 

(Makes  6) 
1  package  (12  ounces)  frozen 

pound  cake 
6  slices  vanilla  brick  ice 

cream,  about  1  pint 
1  cup  cranberry-orange 


relish 

Cut  pound  cake  crosswise  into  12 
slices.  Using  a  small,  heart-shaped 
cookie  cutter,  cut  2  small  hearts 
out  of  each  6  slices  of  cake.  Place 
solid  slices  of  cake  on  serving  plates. 
Top  each  slice  with  an  ice  cream 
slice  and  spread  with  some  cranberry- 
orange  relish,  then  with  cutout  cake 
slices.  Serve  at  once.  May  be  made 
ahead  and  stored  wrapped  in  freezer 
until  ready  to  serve.  Save  the  cake 
heart  cutouts  and  serve  them  as 
nibbles  or  in  place  of  cookies. 


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Cooperative  Charged  With 
Pollution  Law  Violations 


By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

Ocean  Spray  was  hit  Jan.  28 
/ith  a  78  count  indictment  of 
nowingly  violating  the  federal 
'lean  Water  Act. 

Six  felony  charges  are  part  of 
1  counts  of  not  pretreating  waste 
/ater  before  it  drains  into  the 
own's  sewage  system  from  the 
ompany's  Middleboro,  Mass., 
irocessing  plant,  according  to 
Assistant  U.S.  Attorney  Richard 
Velch,  who  will  be  prosecuting 
he  case.  The  remaining  seven 


COVER  ILLUSTRATION 

rO  corral  the  1987  harvest 
>f  cranberries,  workers  at 
Lee  Brothers  in  Chatsworth, 
V.J.,  used  the  Bog  Boom  for 
the  first  time.  A  story  on  the 
Floating  boom  appears  on 
page  7. 

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counts  charge  the  cranberry 
handler  with  discharging  waste 
water  into  the  wetlands  and  the 
Nemasket  River. 

Arraignment  in  the  case  will 
take  place  Feb.  24  in  U.S.  Dis- 
trict Court  in  Boston. 

The  alleged  violations  could 
result  in  $2.1  milUon  in  fines. 
They  represent  the  first  charges 
since  Congress  tightened  the 
pollution  laws  last  year. 

The  indictment  deals  mainly 
with  the  company's  discharge 
over  the  last  five  years  of  waste 
water,  the  acidity  of  which  pur- 
portedly kills  bacteria  needed  to 
operate  the  town's  sewage  plant. 

The  Middleboro  processing 
plant,  one  of  the  Ocean  Spray 
Cooperative's  five  full  scale  plants 
in  the  country,  borders  the 
Nemasket  River  near  the  town 
line  between  Middleboro  and 


Lakeville.  About  280  full  time 
employees  work  there  and  nearly 
1,000  workers  are  hired  during 
the  harvest. 

The  company  is  constructing 
new  corporate  headquarters  at  a 
separate  site  actually  straddling 
the  Middleboro-Lakeville  line. 
About  400  employees  will  be  rel- 
ocated there  from  the  present 
Plymouth  headquarters  this  fall. 

THE  FORTUNE  SOOcompany 
issued  the  following  statement 
after  receiving  a  copy  of  the 
indictment  by  a  grand  jury  in 
Boston: 

"Our  response  is  that  at  no 
time  did  Ocean  Spray  endanger 
the  pubhc's  health  or  the  envir- 
onment. We  believe  that  Ocean 
Spray  will  be  found  innocent  of 
all  charges." 

The  charges,  in  fact,  amount 
to  spilled  cranberry  juice,  said 


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John  Lawlor,  Ocean  Spray's 
manager  of  public  relations.  Any 
pollutants,  he  added,  consisted 
of  "small  amounts  of  cranber- 
ries and  cranberry  skins"  spilled 
into  the  Nemasket  River  as  well 
as  cranberry  juice  that  entered 
the  Middleboro  treatment  system. 

"We  think  Ocean  Spray  has 
worked  harder  than  just  about 
any  company  to  comply  with 
government  regulations,"  Law- 
lor said. 

He  observed  that  the  company 
invested  more  than  $1  million  to 
improve  the  quality  of  its  waste 
water  before  it  was  released  into 
the  Middleboro  sewage  system. 
It  also  has  cooperated  with  the 
town  by  paying  for  labor  and 
materials  to  replace  the  treat- 
ment plant's  pipes. 

The  company  will  remain  open 
to  addressing  problems  at  the 
town  level  and  with  the  state 
Department  of  Enviromental 
Quality  Engineering  and  the 


federal  Environmental  Protection 
Agency,  Lawlor  said. 

"We  were  dismayed  at  the  sev- 
erity of  the  charges  and  the 
manner  in  which  they  were 
leveled,"  Lawlor  remarked. 

The  company  was  aware  of 
the  grand  jury  investigation  last 
year,  but,  he  said,  "had  no  idea 
when  they  would  come  back  and 
what  the  findings  would  be." 

The  U.S.  Attorney  chose  to  go 
public  without  informing  the 
company,  Lawlor  noted. 

"We  understood  that  before 
going  public  they  would  contact 
us  with  the  findings,"  he  said. 
"We  believe  we  will  be 
exonerated." 

ALTHOUGH  Middleboro  is 
developing  rapidly.  Ocean  Spray 
is  still  by  far  the  town's  largest 
sewage  system  customer,  account- 
ing for  90  percent  of  the  organic 
wastes  processed  there. 

The  sewage  agreement  between 
Ocean  Spray  and  the  town  does 


allow  for  a  high  level  of  these 
solids,  which  prove  costly  and 
difficult  to  treat,  Middleboro  Town 
Manager  John  F.  Healey  said. 

He  added  that  the  town  itself 
risks  violating  water  pollution 
laws  when  it  discharges  inade- 
quately treated  water  from  its 
sewage  plant. 

On  another  matter,  Healey 
reported  that  the  Ocean  Spray 
processing  plant's  activities  have 
caused  electricity  consumption 
at  the  sewage  treatment  facility 
to  rise  45  percent  in  the  past  few 
years.  He  has  recommended 
recalculation  of  the  formula  for 
charging  electricity  to  the 
company. 


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Reagan  Hits  Cranberry  Research  Grants 

State  of  Union  Message 
Stirs  Cranberry  People 


Reaction  to  the  latest  State  of 
the  Union  speech  by  President 
Reagan  ranged  from  ire  to 
bemusement  to  agreement  on  the 
part  of  the  cranberry  community. 

In  his  message  to  Congress, 
Reagan  hit  at  research  grants — 
including  one  for  cranberries — 
as  a  reason  he  needs  line-item 
veto  power  when  tackling  the 
federal  budget. 

The  President  implied  that  the 
grants  were  frivolous. 

The  cranberry  research  grant 
of  $260,000  had  been  awarded  to 


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Director.  Cranberry  Experiment  Station. 

NEW  JERSEY  —  Phillip  E  Marucci,  Cranberry  &  Blue- 
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Rutgers  University  in  New  Jer- 
sey. Its  two  fold  purpose  is  the 
development  of  higher  yielding 
berries  and  elimination  of  insect 
pests. 

John  Lawlor,  manager  of  pub- 
lic relations  for  Ocean  Spray, 
termed  it  ironic  that  Reagan  took 
a  swipe  at  "the  only  sector  of 
agriculture  that  doesn't  receive 
some  sort  of  farm  subsidy." 

A  higher  yield  of  cranberries, 
he  said,  could  lead  to  additional 
jobs.  The  grant,  he  said,  also  is 
helpful  to  Rutgers. 

"We  have  to  keep  in  perspec- 
tive the  amount  of  money  here," 
Lawlor  said.  "Look  at  it  in  terms 
of  the  federal  deficit.  Eliminat- 
ing the  grant  certainly  isn't  going 
to  cure  the  deficit." 

Irving  Demoranville,  director 
of  the  Massachusetts  Cranberry 
Experiment  Station,  said  his  first 
reaction  upon  hearing  of  the  grant 
was  envy — "they  got  it  and  we 
didn't." 

Noting  that  the  growing  trend 


is  to  have  the  individual  com- 
modities fund  their  own  research, 
he  said  he  agrees  there  shouldn't 
be  a  return  to  a  past  in  which 
government  bore  the  total  cost  of 
research. 

Demoranville  declared  that 
agricultural  research  isn't  exactly 
swimming  in  funds. 

"I  can't  remember  when  we 
last  got  a  new  vehicle,"  he  said, 
noting  that  the  station's  dump 
truck  is  20  years  old. 

"We've  got  an  old  garage  roof 
that's  leaking  and  occasionally 
we  get  someone  from  the  electric 
company  threatening  to  turn  off 
our  lights." 

One  major  grower  said  that 
while  the  research  grant  "is  not 
the  best  example  of  pork  barrel- 
ing," he  didn't  agree  that  "the 
taxpayers  should  pick  up  the 
tab." 

With  a  chuckle,  he  said,  "Don't 
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(CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Cornelius  Hogenbirk) 

Its  Use  Expands  In  New  Jemy 


BoQ  Boom 


By  Cornelius  Hogenbirk 

The  Bog  Boom,  used  to  corral 
cranberries  at  harvest  time,  is 
beginning  to  spread  in  New 
Jersey. 

Major  reason?  The  Bog  Boom, 
manufactured  in  Cocoa,  Fla.,  by 
Containment  Systems  Corpora- 
tion, is  relatively  light  in  weight 
compared  to  the  old,  awkward 
wood  booms  that  they  replace. 


They  consist  of  a  4-inch  diame- 
ter floatation  protected  by  a  tough, 
vinyl  coated  fabric  cover,  with  a 
4-inch  hanging  vinyl  skirt  which 
includes  a  ballast  chain  pocket. 

The  Bog  Boom  was  first  dem- 
onstrated in  New  Jersey  at  the 
Oswego  state  experimental  bogs 
five  or  six  years  ago. 

The  first  New  Jersey  grower  to 
give  it  a  try  was  Ernie  Bowker, 


who  runs  the  Sheep  Pen  Hill 
bogs  in  Magnolia,  which  is  just 
eastof  Camden.  Bowker  piu-chased 
350  feet  in  three  100  foot  sections 
plus  one  50  foot  section. 

"We  never  realized  how  easy 
this  was  to  use,"  Ernie  said.  "Just 
like  taking  candy  from  a  baby." 

He  didn't  recall  the  exact  year 
that  he  started  using  the  Bog 
(continued  on  page  11) 


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The  August  1987  indleated  crop:  3,67S,200  barrels 
The  produced  1987  crop:  8,8S8,000  barrels 

Difference:  417,000  barrels 

How  much  of  that  difference  was  due  to  insects? 


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Know  the  Insects 


The  periodic  cranberry  insects:  cranberry  scale,  fire  beetle,  blos- 
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Know  the  Insects 


The  major  cranberry  insects:  cranberry  girdler,  the  fireworms,  | 

tipworm,  blossom  worm,  cranberry  fruitworm  and  Sparganothis 
fruitworm. 


Color  photographs  of  all  these  insects  and  more  are  now  arranged 
with  text  in  a  portfolio  that  is  available. 

The  portfolio  endeavors  to  bring  together  the  words  of  research 
complementing  the  photographs  and  making  a  summary  of  cran- 
berry insect  information  that  will  be  of  use  to  the  cranberry  grower  for 
a  lifetime. 

The  portfolio  is  available  for  $100  and,  if  you  wish  to  examine  a 
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P.O.  Box  183 

Pemberton  I 

New  Jersey        08068 


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BOG  BOOM . . . 

(continued  from  page  7) 

Boom  but  he  believes  it  was  '83. 

The  following  year,  Ted  Budd 
got  hooked  and  decided  to  get 
several  sections  for  a  try  at  the 
Budd  bogs  in  Pemberton.  Ted 
commented  that  the  Bog  Boom 
was  a  lot  easier  to  use  .  .  .  that 
employees  liked  it . . .  and  that  it 
was  easy  to  load  onto  one  or  two 
pickup  trucks. 

The  Bowker  and  Budd  bogs, 
incidentally,  are  among  the  oldest 
of  the  numerous  historical  bogs 
in  New  Jersey.  Ted  mentioned 
that  his  family  represents  the 
fifth  generation  operating  the 
bogs. 

It's  worth  noting  that  actual 
cultivation  of  cranberries  in  New 
Jersey  began  around  1840, 
according  to  a  State  Board  of 
Agriculture  report  dated  1874.  In 
1840,  according  to  the  report. 


John  Webb  established  a  bog  in 
Ocean  County,  near  Cassville. 

Webb  received  $50  per  barrel 
for  his  cranberries.  Ship  merchants 
sold  them  to  whalers,  who  kept 
them  aboard  ship  in  cold  water 
for  the  sailors  to  eat,  more  as  a 
medicine  than  as  a  food.  The 
berry's  vitamin  C  warded  off 
scurvy,  the  plague  of  seafarers 
in  the  age  of  sails. 

Back  to  the  Bog  Boom.  This 
past  harvest  season,  a  third  New 
Jersey  grower,  Lee  Brothers  in 
Chatsworth,  began  using  the 
equipment  for  the  first  time. 

"We  first  saw  the  'Booms'  in 
use  at  a  demonstration  in  Oswego 
many  years  ago,"  Abbott  Lee 
explained.  "We  then  saw  it  used 
extensively  last  year  in  Wiscon- 
sin, where  we  were  very  much 
impressed  with  it." 

Abbott  noted  that  the  Bog  Boom 
is  easy  to  handle — "works  better 
than  the  old  wooden  booms  and 
we  can  use  tractors  on  either 


side." 

Information  on  the  Bog  Boom 
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Industry  Rd.,  P.O.  Box  1390, 
Cocoa,  Fl  32922.  W.D.  "Bill"  Clay, 
Sales,  will  be  glad  to  answer  any 
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Says  Ocean  Spray 

Label  Issue 
Stems  From 
Lack  of 
Knowledge 

Ralph  Nader  and  others  are 
wrongly  trying  to  compare  apples 
and  oranges  or — to  be  more 
precise— apples,  oranges  and 
cranberries. 

That's  the  view  of  John  Law- 
lor,  manager  of  public  relations 
for  Ocean  Spray. 

He  was  remarking  about  the 
pressure  by  the  Nader  organiza- 
tion and  100  percent  fruit  juice 
manufacturers  to  get  the  Food  & 
Drug  Administration  to  enforce 
a  regulation  requiring  all  com- 
panies to  label  their  products 
with  the  percentage  of  fruit  juice 
they  contain. 

"We're  100  percent  behind 
providing  information,"  Lawlor 
said.  "But  the  required  labeling 
would  be  misleading. 

"The  cranberry  is  different.  It's 
very  tart.  You  can't  drink  it 
straight  any  more  than  you  can 
drink  lemon  straight. 

"Also,  it's  the  nature  of  the 
cranberry  not  to  be  high  in  water 
content.  Therefore,  our  cranberry 
juice  cocktail  with  85  percent 
water  has  less  water  than  100 
percent  pure  apple  juice  which 
contains  86  to  88  percent  water. 

"And  there  is  more  vitamin  C 
in  cranberry  juice  cocktail  than 
there  is  in  100  percent  orange 
juice." 

Lawlor  said  Ocean  Spray  is  in 
favor  of  nutrition  labeling,  which 
would  give  the  public  a  truer  pic- 
ture of  what  it  is  consuming. 

"Let's  get  consumer  groups, 
the  industry  and  government 
together  and  establish  nutritional 
labeling,"  the  spokesman  for 
Ocean  Spray  declared. 

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Aggie  Singles  to 
Hold  Convention 

Singles  in  Agriculture,  a  600 
strong  organization  aimed  at 
providing  educational,  recreational 
and  social  opportunities  for  sin- 
gle persons  with  an  agricultural 
background,  will  hold  its  1988 


national  convention  March  10- 
13  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Information  about  the  conven- 
tion and  organization  can  be 
obtained  by  calling  Glenda 
Turner,  convention  chairman,  at 
(314)  369-2726  or  Marlyn  Gam, 
president  of  Singles  in  Agricul- 
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Mum's  the  Word 
In  Trust  Case 

Nobody  is  talking  right  now 
about  the  Sherman  Act  suit 
filed  in  behalf  of  Decas 
Brothers  Sales  against  Ocean 
Spray  last  October. 

Much,  of  course,  will  be  said 
at  the  trial  but  no  date  has 
yet  been  set. 

Bruce  Sokler,  the  Washing- 
ton, D.C.,  lawyer  represent- 
ing Decas,  said  he  doesn't 
expect  a  trial  until  the  end  of 
the  year,  "at  the  very  least." 

The  trial  will  take  place  in 
the  U.S.  District  Court  in 
Boston. 

Decas  accuses  Ocean  Spray 
of  pricing  violations  regard- 
ing both  fresh  and  frozen 
cranberries  in  the  effort  to 
maintain  a  monopoly.  It  also 


alleges  that  the  cooperative 
engaged  in  some  unfair  mar- 
keting in  the  fruit  juices  field. 

The  nature  of  the  trial  could, 
of  course,  be  affected  by  the 
November  election  and  its 
aftermath. 

The  current  Administration 
is  not  noted  for  being  zealous 
about  antitrust  enforcement. 


A  ne>v  White  House  and  Con 
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lenient  attitude  or  press  foi 
stricter  regulation. 

One  likely  inevitability: 
protracted  trial.  Antitrus' 
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MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  DEMORANVILLE 

Dr.  Joan  Lasota  attended  the  national 
meeting  of  the  Entomological  Society  of 
America  held  in  Boston  Dec.  1  -3.  She  gave 
a  talk  on  "Insect  and  Mite  Pests  on 
Cranberries." 

Weather 
Wateh 

MASAACHUSETTS 

December  was  warm,  averaging  2.8 
degrees  a  day  above  normal.  Maximum 
temperature  was  57  degrees  on  the  10th 
and  minimum  1  degree  on  the  30th. 

Rainfall  totaled  4.71  inches,  about  Vi 
inch  above  normal.  There  was  measurable 
rain  on  11  days  with  1.34  inches  on  the 
11th  as  the  greatest  storm.  We  had  one 
snowstorm  on  the  29th  that  left  10  inches. 

For  the  year  1987,  our  temperature 
averaged  just  slightly  below  normal.  Months 
with  substantially  above  normal  tempera- 
tures were  April,  June  and  December; 
substantially  below  normal  were  Febru- 
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ture was  94  degrees  on  May  30th  and 
August  18th,  minimum  was  minus3  degrees 
on  Feb.  15. 

Precipitation  totaled  47.28  inches  or 

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less  than  '/a  inch  above  normal.  This  was 
about  4'/:  inches  less  than  in  1986.  The 
only  months  with  substantially  above 
normal  precipitation  were  January  and 
April.  Months  that  were  substantially  defi- 
cient were  February,  June,  July,  August 
and  October. 
Snowfall  was  nearly  double  normal. 


Sunshine  was  normal  but  with  wild  swings 
from  month  to  month.  February  gave  a 
record  amount  of  sunshine  and  May, 
August,  October  and  November  were  very 
high.  However,  March,  April  (second  low- 
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Computer  Company 
Jnveils  Its  Program 

Mark  Bennie,  president  of 
;ranberry  Computers  Inc.  of 
Vareham,  Mass.,  announced 
ecently  the  availability  of  the 
ompany's  all  new  computer 
irogram,  "Cranberry  Growers 

jystem." 

i  Aimed  specifically  at  cranberry 
jp-owers,  the  new  program  has 
[jeen  designed  to  provide  grow- 
ers with  an  easy-to-use  method 
jf  tracking  production  costs  and 
producing  handler  and  chemical 
reports,  Bennie  says. 

Research  and  development  ot 
the  system  took  Bennie  and  his 
associates  more  than  five  years. 
Local  cranberry  growers,  said 
the  young  entrepreneur,  were 
involved  in  all  phases  of  the  pro- 


MARK  BENNIE 

gram's  development  to  assure 
that  the  system  met  all  of  their 
information  needs. 


A  former  employee  of  Ocean 
Spray,  Bennie  worked  for  sev- 
eral years  with  growers,  auto- 
mating their  accounting  systems. 
It  was  during  that  period,  Ben- 
nie says,  that  he  saw  "a  tre- 
mendous need"  for  growers  to  be 
able  to  tracH  production  infor- 
mation by  bog  section.  He  set  out 
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Initial  systems  were  installed 
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Bennie. 

The  Cranberry  Computers 
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will  assist  growers  with  hard- 
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of  the  system,"  he  says. 

Bennie  has  a  BS  in  accounting 
from  Northern  Arizona  Univer- 
sity and  a  masters  degree  in 
computer  information  systems 
from  Bentley  College. 

In  addition  to  the  "Cranberry 
Growers  System,"  Bennie  also 
has  developed  other  programs 
for  the  cranberry  industry.  He 
designed  a  computer  system  for 
the  Cranberry  Marketing  Order 
to  manage  the  allocation  of  base 
quantity  and  provide  the  govern- 
ment with  industry  statistics.  He 
also  developed  a  Cranberry 
Handlers  System  to  track  ber- 
ries received  and  amounts  of  clean 
fruit  shipped  to  buyers. 

While  employed  at  Ocean  Spray, 
Bennie  met  his  wife,  the  former 
Becky  Andrews,  a  South  Carver 
native.  She  handles  the  company's 
administrative  duties.  Mark  and 
Becky  reside  in  Plymouth  and 
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How  to  Make  the  Most  of  an  IRA 


By  JOSEPH  ARKIN 

An  Individual  Retirement 
Account  should  appeal  to  almost 
every  taxpayer.  After  all,  an  indi- 
vidual's investment  in  an  IRA 
becomes  a  deduction  that  lowers 
his/her  current  income  tax  obli- 
gation. Moreover,  the  taxation 
of  the  earnings  from  an  IRA  are 
deferred  imtil  they  are  withdrawn. 
Finally,  an  Individual  Retirement 
Account  can  provide  a  valuable 
addition  to  a  person's  retirement 
income. 

Despite  these  advantages,  out 
of  83  million  eligible  Americans, 
only  20  million  have  an  IRA. 
Some  common  misunderstand- 
ings may  explain  that  disparity. 

For  example,  many  people 
believe  that  the  benefits  from  an 
IRA  are  available  only  to  those 
in  the  highest  income  tax  brack- 
ets. Others  believe  that  opening 
an  Individual  Retirement  Accoxmt 


is  a  complex  and  expensive  pro- 
cess. Still  others  believe  that  only 
sophisticated  investors  have  the 
capacity  to  manage  an  IRA. 

All  of  those  beliefs  represent 
unfortunate  misconceptions. 

Indeed,  opening  an  IRA  is  rel- 
atively easy  and,  most  often, 
inexpensive.  Moreover,  manag- 
ing an  IRA  can  be  as  simple  as 
you  choose  to  make  it.  The  dis- 
cussion that  follows  will  prove 
those  facts.  Hopefully,  the  dis- 
cussion also  will  encourage  many 
people  to  take  advantage  of  the 
financial  benefits  that  can  come 
from  an  Individual  Retirement 
Account. 

First,  note  that  an  unmarried 
individual  can  invest  up  to  $2,000 
in  an  IRA.  The  amount  invested 
then  becomes  a  deduction  from 
that  person's  gross  income. 
More  precisely,  the  contribution 
to  the  IRA  actually  appears  as  a 


downward  "adjustment"  to  the 
individual's  gross  income.  So, 
the  tax  benefits  are  available 
whether  or  not  the  individual 
itemizes  deductions. 

To  demonstrate  the  tax  bene- 
fits, let's  look  at  an  unmarried 
individual  with  $26,000  in  taxa- 
ble income.  That  puts  the  indi- 
vidual into  the  28%  marginal  tax 
bracket.  That  means  the  indi- 
vidual pays  28  cents  in  taxes  on 
each  dollar  of  income  above  the 
$16,801  breaking  point.* 

Now,  assume  that  the  individ- 
ual elects  to  put  $2,000  into  an 
Individual  Retirement  Account. 
That  decision  creates  a  deduc- 
tion that  lowers  his/her  taxable 
income  to  $24,000.  We  find  the 
tax  savings  by  multiplying  the 
$2,000  deduction  by  the  28% 

•In  1988  the  break  point  will  be  $17,851 


marginal  tax  rate: 

$2,000  X  .28  =  $560 

Thus,  the  decision  to  establish 
an  IRA  reduces  the  individual's 
income  tax  obligation  by  $560. 
From  another  perspective,  we  can 
say  that  the  reduction  in  income 
taxes  provides  $60  out  of  the 
total  invested  in  the  IRA. 

The  size  of  the  tax  benefit 
increases  as  higher  income  pushes 
individuals  into  higher  margi- 
nal tax  brackets.  Moreover, 
additional  benefits  develop 
because  the  tax  on  the  earnings 
from  an  IRA  are  deferred.  As  we 
will  see  below,  that  enables  the 
IRA  to  grow  more  rapidly  in 
value  than  would  be  possible  if 
the  income  was  subject  to  income 
taxes. 

The  potential  benefits  from  an 
IRA  can  be  even  larger  for  mar- 
ried couples.  That  potential  exists 
because  married  couples  can  put 
larger  sums  into  an  IRA  each 
year.  Married  couples  with  both 
partners  working  can  contribute 
$2,000  each  to  an  IRA  each  year, 
or  a  total  of  $4,000.  Couples  with 
only  one  married  partner  work- 
ing can  place  $2,250  into  an  IRA 
each  year. 

Now,  again  ignoring  the  par- 
ticular investments  selected  for 
an    Individual    Retirement 


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Account,  let's  see  how  the  free- 
dom from  taxes  on  an  account's 
income  can  accelerate  the  growth 
in  the  value  of  an  IRA. 

To  illustrate,  we  will  establish 
two  Individual  Retirement 
Accounts.  One  account  will  be 
for  a  single  individual  who  pla- 
ces $2,000  into  an  IRA  each  year 
for  30  years.  The  other  account 
will  be  for  a  married  couple  plac- 
ing $4,000  each  year  into  an  IRA 
account  for  the  same  30  year 
period.  We  also  will  assume  that 


each  IRA  produces  a  10%  aver 
age  annual  rate  of  return  for  the 
30  year  period. 

Finally,  we  will  presume  that 
the  individual  and  the  married 
couple  remain  in  the  28%  margi- 
nal tax  bracket  for  the  30  year 
period.  WhUe  that  isn't  completely 
realistic,  it  does  facilitate  the 
illustration  of  potential  growth 
in  the  value  of  an  IRA. 

Remember,  we  are  comparing 
the  accumulated  saving  for  the 
IRA's  against  a  savings  account 


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iiat  provides  a  10%  annual  return 
jubject  to  taxation.  After  taxes, 
ohe  latter  account  actually  pro- 
vddes  a  7.2%  net  annual  return, 
[n  the  absence  of  an  IRA  account, 
;he  other  2.8%  is  absorbed  by  the 
)wner's  incremental  income  tax 
)bligation. 

Given  those  circumstances,  the 
;omparison  becomes: 


ndividual 
Saving  $2,000 
innually) 
Earned  Couple 
Saving  $4,000 
innually) 


Total 
Deposits 
$60,000 


IRA 
Account" 
$400,993 


Savings 
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$120,000        $801,986        $385,388 


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The  comparison  emphasizes  the 
benefits  that  can  develop  when 
the  income  taxes  on  the  earnings 
from  an  IRA  are  deferred. 

Thus,  an  individual  placing 
$2,000  annually  into  an  IRA  that 
earns  10%  accumulates  $400,993 
after  30  years.  That  more  than 
doubles  the  accumulation  that 
would  occur  if  the  same  interest 
income  was  subject  to  taxation 
at  the  28%  marginal  tax  rate. 

The  married  couple's  accumu- 
lation is  even  more  startling. 
The  $4,000  annual  deposit  into 
the  IRA  account  grows  to  more 
than  $800,000  after  30  years. 
Again,  that  more  than  doubles 
the  accumulation  possible  when 
the  income  from  a  10%  account  is 
subject  to  taxation. 

Note  again  that  income  an 
IRA  produces  actually  doesn't 
escape  taxation.  Rather,  the  tax 
obligation  on  interest,  dividends 
or  other  earnings  is  deferred  until 
the  owners  begin  withdrawing 
the  fimds,  presvunably  after  retire- 
ment, when  they  are  in  a  lower 
income  tax  bracket. 

Withdrawals  from  an  IRA 
account  may  begin  when  the 
owner  reaches  59^2  years  of  age. 
However,  if  not  already  initiated, 
withdrawals  must  begin  when 


the  owner  becomes  70V2  years 
old. 

As  a  final  note,  if  circumstan- 
ces dictate  a  withdrawal  from  an 
IRA  account  before  the  owner 
has  reached  the  eligible  age,  the 
funds  become  subject  to  taxa- 
tion. In  that  case,  the  individual 
must  pay  a  10%  penalty  for  early 
withdrawal. 

In  any  event,  the  tax  benefits 
available  from  an  Individual 
Retirement  Account  should  make 
them  very  attractive  for  a  large 
proportion  of  those  eligible. 

Establishing  an  IRA  is  rela- 
tively simple.  After  you  identify 
the  specific  investment  vehicle, 
opening  an  IRA  account  requires 
only  a  few  minutes  to  complete 
an  "IRA  Application  and  Adop- 
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Indeed,  it's  so  simple  that  the 
reluctance  to  contend  with  paper- 
work represents  the  weakest 
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larly when  you  recognize  the 
financial  benefits  that  can  de- 
velop from  such  accounts.  In  fact, 
the  size  of  the  tax  savings  fi-om 
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rowing  the  funds  for  the  IRA,  if 
necessary.  The  interest  costs  are 
nominal  when  compared  to  the 
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Now,  let's  turn  to  the  other 
concern  associated  with  the  deci- 
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Retirement  Account.  That  is, 
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the  investment  earlier  in  the 
year  is  beneficial,  since  that 
provides  the  opportunity  to  start 
earning  tax  sheltered  earnings 
sooner. 

Or,  you  can  wait  until  April  15 
of  the  following  year,  and  still 
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from  your  taxable  income  for  the 
previous  year.  For  income  tax 
purposes,  IRA's  enjoy  a  15'/2 
month  year. 

Indeed,  finding  a  place  to  invest 
the  funds  devoted  to  an  Individ- 
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re  willing  to  accept.  Unavoida- 
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be  content  with  earning  a  more 
modest  return  from  their  IRA's. 
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summary  view  of  the  relation- 
ship between  some  common 


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investment  objectives  and  some 
of  the  types  of  investments  that 
may  help  meet  those  objectives. 
Note  that  the  list  is  designed  to 
demonstrate  the  basic  relation- 
ships, rather  than  provide  an 
exhaustive  list  of  all  the  possible 
investment  alternatives  availa- 
ble to  you. 


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Guaranteed  Return  Certificates  of  Deposit  (CD's) 

Security  of  Principal  CD's.  Monday  Market  Funds 

Monthly  Income  Mutual  Funds.  CD's 

Long  Term  Appreciation  Common  Stocks.  Growtti 
Oriented  Mutual  Funds 

Maximum  Growth  P'  3nti  I  Common  Stocks.  Growth 
Oriented  Mutual  Funds 

A  glance  at  the  list  will  suggest 
the  basic  relationships  that  should 
orient  your  choice  of  an  invest- 
ment for  your  IRA. 

If  you  are  risk  averse,  you  may 
want  to  place  your  funds  into  a 
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its  are  insured  by  a  Federal 
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Nematodes  and  Yields  —  3 
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Do  Nematodes  Reduce 
Cranberry  Yields? 


By  RONALD  F.  MYERS 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station 

I  Rutgers  University 

j  High  numbers  of  nematodes 
/ere  discovered  around  the 
eriphery  of  areas  of  "dieback 
isease"  and  among  declining, 

(linning  vines  in  New  Jersey's 
anberry  bogs. 

Such  areas  of  "dieback  disease" 
light  be  described  as  follows: 
The  central  zone  contained  bare 
round  and  weed  plants,  but 
ually  no  cranberry  vines.  Pro- 
ceding  outward,  a  band  of  dying, 
ten  browning  cranberry  plants 
termixed  with  weeds  occurred, 
hich  turned  reddish  in  early 
11. 

This  band,  designated  as 
igetation  condition  1,  was  wipe- 

jsated  with  glyphosate  to  reduce 
ed  competition  to  the  residual 
anberry  plants.  Just  outside 
is  band  was  a  belt  of  a  meter  or 
ore  width  (vegetation  condition 
containing  plants  whose  tops 
ipeared  normal,  but  they  had 
allow,  blackened  and  obviously 
tting  roots.  This  belt  could  be 
ted  like  a  "rug,"  using  a  flat, 


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ESTIVAL  goer  carefully 
pects  the  prizewinning 
[tries  in  the  Fourth  Annual 
anberry  Festival  held  in 
atsworth,  N.J.  Included 
re  hybrid  varieties  deve- 
•ed  by  the  Rutgers  Univer- 
se cranberry  and  blueberry 
earch  laboratory  in  Chats- 
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rrens  festival  starts  on 
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bladed  shovel.  Healthy  plants 
surround  these  slowly  advanc- 
ing zones  of  dieback  disease. 

In  most  bogs,  sheath  nema- 
tode, Hemicycliophora  ritteri, 
Brizuela,  1963,  was  the  dominant 
species  but  in  some  stubby  root, 
Paratrichodorus  christiei  (Allen, 
1957)  Siddiqi,  1974,  (=P.  minor 
(Colbran,  1956)  Siddiqi,  1974), 
was  common.  Other  nematodes 
intermittently  present  in  lower 
numbers  were  spiral,  Helicoty- 
lenchus  sp.,  stunt,  Tylenchorhyn- 
chus  sp.,  and  ring,  Criconemella 
sp.  Since  total  nematode  numbers 
often  exceeded  3000/pint  of  soil, 
it  was  suspected  that  nematodes 
might  be  responsible  for  the 
observed  cranberry  Vaccinium 
macrocarpon  Ait.,  dieback  and 
vine  decline. 

Field  plots  were  established  in 


the  diseased  areas  overlying  both 
dying  plants  (vegetation  condi- 
tion 1)  and  plants  that  appeared 
normal  but  had  shallow,  rotting 
roots  (vegetation  condition  2). 
Each  half  overlying  vegetation 
condition  1  and  2  was  separately 
sampled  for  nematodes  and 
harvested  for  yields.  A  total  of 
seven  chemical  treatments  and 
a  check  were  replicated  four  times 
for  a  total  of  32  x  2  plots.  Soil 
samples  were  taken  prior  to  apply- 
ing treatments  in  July  and  again 
at  the  October  harvest. 

During  the  following  year,  all 
plots  were  again  sampled  during 
August  and  at  harvest.  The 
numbers  and  weights  of  both 
good  and  rotten  fruit  were  deter- 
mined for  two  years.  Treatments 
were  Furadan  4F  (4.0  lbs/A  actual 
ingredient,  a.i.),  Vydate  2EC  (5.0 


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lbs/A  a.i.),  Mocap  6EC  (10  lbs/A 
a.i.),  Ridomil  2E  (1.5  lbs/A,  actual 
ingredient  a.i.),  Benlate  50WP 
(0.5  lbs/A  a.i.),  Difolatan  80 
sprills+Dithane  M-45  80WP  (2.5 
lbs  +  2.0  lbs/A  a.i.). 

While  the  nematicides  were 
appUed  just  once,  Ridomil  was 
applied  twice,  once  each  during 
July  and  September,  and  the  other 
fungicides  three  times  (9  July,  24 
July  and  5  September).  Nemati- 
cides were  applied  in  water  at  a 
calculated  dilution  of  300  G/A. 
The  vegetation  rating  was  an 
estimate  of  percentage  of  plot 
covered.  A  disease  rating  of  1-5 
(l=healthy  normal  plants  and 
5=bare  soil  or  very  little  living 
vegetation)  also  utilized  color  and 
vine  density.  Color  included  dead, 
blackened  vines  or  reddened 
foliage  due  to  early  senescence. 
Correlation,  ANOVA,  and  Dun- 
can's multiple  range  tests  were 
done  on  the  data. 

No  phytotoxicity  was  noted 


after  chemical  application.  While 
some  minor  differences  in  yields 
were  observed  among  chemical 
treatments,  no  significant  differ- 
ences in  nematode  populations 
were  noted  among  treatments 
and  the  controls.  Populations  of 
sheath  nematodes  fluctuated 
between  spring  and  fall  samples 
but  remained  about  the  same 
over  the  two  year  period,  while 
stubby  root  nematodes  slightly 
increased  in  overall  population. 
The  sheath  nematode  was 
present  in  92%  of  the  plots  and 
ranged  from  0-3750  nematodes/- 
pint  of  soil  during  the  first  year, 
but  by  the  following  year  only 
80%  of  the  plots  contained  sheath 
nematode.  Stubby  root  nematodes 
were  present  in  75%  and  85%  of 
the  plots  and  ranged  from  0-530 
nematodes/pint  of  soil  during 
the  first  year  but  the  range 
increased  to  0-1400  the  following 
year.  Stunt  and  spiral  nematodes 
were  present  in  low  numbers  in 
less  than  25%  of  the  plots. 


Difolatan+Dithane  treatment 
resulted  in  a  significant  increase 
in  the  numbers  and  weight  of 
good  berries  over  the  control  in 
the  vegetation  condition  1  plots 
for  both  years.  Higher  yields  were 
noted  after  two  years  in  plots 
treated  with  Furadan,  Nemacur 
or  Benlate.  No  soil  treatment 
had  a  significant  effect  on  either 
percentage  of  vine  coverage  or 
disease  rating. 

Another  experiment  consisting 
of  thirty  plots  was  established  in 
a  cranberry  bog  where  stubby^ 
root  nematodes  predominated. 
The  results  showed  that  numberS| 
ranged  from  10-1 100  nematodes/i 
pint  of  soil  with  a  mean  numbeij 
of  300  stubby  root  nematodes 
There  were  no  relationships 
among  niunber  of  nematodes 
amount  of  vine  dieback,  total 
yield  or  berry  rot.  ^ 

A  final  experiment  was  set  uj^ 
in  an  attempt  to  demonstrate  £ 
relationship  among  numbers  o: ' 
nematodes  and  yield  parameters 


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Twenty  plots  were  placed  at 
'  random  in  a  bog  which  contained 
I  mostly  healthy  plants  and  the 
'  bog  was  sampled  for  nematodes 
'  during  cranberry  harvest.  Total 
'  weight  of  both  good  and  rotten 
'  berries  were  determined.  Data, 

■  analysed  using  standard  numbers, 
'  ogarithm  and  square  root  trans- 
'  'ormations,  were  plotted  and 
'  ;xamined  for  correlation  of 
'  lematode  population  with  yields. 

Only  sheath  nematodes  were 
!  )resent  in  all  plots  and  numbers 

■  anged  from  2-3070  nematodes/- 
!  )int  of  soil  with  a  mean  number 
'  if  1000  nematodes.  The  plots 

ontained  1.4%  rotten  berries  by 
/eight  and  1 .5%  by  number.  There 
/ere  no  correlations  among  the 

'  lumber  of  sheath  nematodes  and 
.^eights  or  numbers  of  good  or 

'  otten  berries. 

•  The  dieback  disease  was  not 
ontroUed  by  the  applied  treat- 
lents  since  percentage  cover  and 


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disease  rating  were  similar  in  all 
plots.  Nematode  numbers  had 
no  observable  relationships  to 
percentage  cover,  disease  rating 
or  berry  yields. 

No  evidence  was  developed 
during  two  years  of  research  to 
connect  nematodes  to  the  die- 
back  disease.  In  addition,  no 
reductions  in  yield  nor  damage 
to  cranberry  plants  were  caused 
by  the  relatively  high  numbers 
of  nematodes  present  in  the  bogs. 

Relatively  httle  is  known  about 
nematode  parasites  of  cranber- 
ries, although  surveys  in  Wis- 
consin, New  Jersey  and  Massa- 
chusetts indicated  their  presence, 
often  in  high  numbers.  The  most 
common  nematodes  were  sheath 
and  ring  from  Wisconsin  (Barker 
&  Boone,  1966),  spiral  and  sheath 
from  New  Jersey  (Bird  &  Jen- 
kins, 1964)  and  sheath  and  stunt 
nematodes  in  Massachusetts 


(Zuckerman  &  Coughlin,  1960). 
The  major  genera  were  identi- 
cal, although  geographically  the 
species  varied.  For  example:  H. 
ritteri  predominated  and  H.  sim- 
His  Thome,  1955,  occurred  in 
New  Jersey,  H.  similis  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, while  H.  typica  de 
Man,  1921,  was  recorded  as 
present  in  Wisconsin.  Several 
other  genera  of  plant  parasitic 
nematodes  have  also  been  report- 
ed, but  none  have  been  shown  to 
reduce  yields  in  cranberries.  These 
include  Afer/mms  ioctus  (Thome, 
1949)  Sher,  1973,  and  Atylenchus 
decalineatus  Cobb,  1913,  and 
species  from  the  following  genera: 
Tylenchus,  Psilenchus,  Ditylen- 
chus,  Meloidogyne,  Aphelenchoi- 
des,  Paratylenchus,  Pratylenchus, 
Hoplolaimus,  Xiphinema  (Bird 
&  Jenkins,  1964;  Barker  &  Boone, 
1966;  Zuckerman,  1961). 
Bird  and  Jenkins  (1963)  dem- 


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onstrated  that  stubby  root  nem- 
atodes were  the  most  pathogenic 
of  four  species  and  stopped  root 
growth  while  causing  root  discolor- 
ation. 

Fourteen  of  16  other  species  of 
nematodes  tested  fed  and  repro- 
duced on  potted  cranberries. 
Seedlings  and  cuttings  of  cran- 
berries were  extremely  sensitive 
to  injury  by  nematodes.  Injury  to 
potted  cranberries  is  probably 
due  to  limited  root  development 
and  the  large  nimiber  of  para- 
sites inoculated  onto  the  root 
systems  in  relatively  small 
volumes  of  soil.  Such  sanitized 
greenhouse  soil  confined  in  pots 
is  considerably  different  from 
bog  soil  and  pathogenicity  in 
pots  is  not  necessarily  reprodu- 
cible under  field  conditions. 

Although  no  relationships 
among  populations  to  growth  and 
yield  parameters  could  be  dem- 
onstrated in  my  field  tests,  Bird 
and  Jenkins  (1963)  reported  that 
DBCP  (1,2  dibromo-3-chloropro- 
pane)and  Zinophos  (0,0-diethyl 
0-2-pyrazinyl  phosphorothioate), 
both  of  which  are  no  longer 
labeled  for  use,  significantly 
controlled  nematodes.  They  also 
reported  that  plants  produced  a 
greater  niunber  of  uprights  and 
fruit  buds  (7-44%). 

No  consideration  was  given  to 
the  possibility  of  the  chemicals 
also  controlling  pathogenic, 
nontarget  organisms  and  the 
probability  of  nutrient  release 
by  the  death  and  decay  of  soil 
organisms  or  chemical  breakdown 
resulting  in  nitrogen  release.  Such 
phenomena  are  known  to  increase 
plant  growth.  Zuckerman  (1964) 
indicated  yield  increases  resulted 
from  field  application  of  Zino- 
phos, but  an  examination  of  these 
reveal  that,  in  some  cases,  the 
untreated  controls  yielded  more 
firuit. 

The  current  and  previous 
research  suggest,  therefore,  that 
the  presence  of  relatively  high 
numbers  of  nematodes  cause  lit- 
tle damage  to  cranberries,  with 
the  possible  exception  of  young. 


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wly  rooted  plants.  Thus,  it 
ems  doubtful  that  nematodes 
ert  a  measurable  effect  on  yield 
cept  possibly  during  a  prolong- 
drought  period. 
3uch  data  may  imply,  how- 
jr,  that  soil  fumigation  before 
in  ting  a  new  bog  might  lead  to 
increased  rate  of  root  devel- 
nent,  faster  foliage  growth  and 
)und  coverage,  and  perhaps  a 
Jrter  period  of  time  to  full 
>duction. 

*ost-plant  treatment  of  bogs 
h  nematicides  has  not  been 
)wn  to  produce  increased 
Ids. 

Literature  Cited 

irker,  K.D.,  and  D.M.  Boone. 
).  Plant-parasitic  nematodes 
anberries  in  Wisconsin.  Plant 
lase  Reporter  50:957-959. 
rd,  G.W.,  and  W.R.  Jenkins, 
i.  Nematode  control  in  cran- 
y.  Phytopathology  53:347 
(tract). 

rd,  G.W.,  and  W.R.  Jenkins. 
.  Occurrence,  parasitism  and 
logenicity  of  nematodes 
ciated  with  cranberry.  Phy- 
thology  54:677-680. 
ckerman,  B.M.,  and  J.W. 
ghlin.  1960.  Nematodes 
ciated  with  some  crop  plants 
[assachusetts.  Agricultural 
;riment  Station,  University 
assachusetts  Bulletin  521. 
ckerman,  B.M.  1961.  Para- 


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The  latest  crop  report  from  the  New 
England  Agricultural  Statistics  Service 
indicates  the  1987  Massachusetts  cran- 
berry crop  as  1 ,440,000  barrels,  1 9  percent 
below  the  August  estimate  and  20  percent 
below  the  record  crop  of  1 986. 

Other  areas  show  New  Jersey  at  280,000 
barrels,  about  14  percent  below  last  year; 
Oregon,  144,000  barrels,  a  record,  I  believe; 
Washington,  130,000  barrels,  about  the 
same  as  the  August  estimate,  and  Wiscon- 
sin, 1,264,000  barrels,  about  4  percent 
below  the  August  estimate.  The  national 
total  is  3,258,000  barrels,  down  about  1 0  to 
1 1  percent  from  1 986. 

Even  though  the  Massachusetts  crop 
was  down  about  20  percent,  it  was  the 
fourth  largest  in  our  records,  exceeded 
only  by  the  crops  of  1986, 1985  and  1984. 


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Hartford,  Conn.,  Jan.  5-7.  He  presented  a 


paper  on  his  weed  research. 

Dr.  Frank  Caruso  and  Dr.  Joan  Lasota 
attended  the  New  England  Small  Fruit 
Show  In  Concord,  N.H.,  Jan  5. 

Dr.  Frank  Caniso  was  the  Invited  speaker 
at  the  Wisconsin  Cranberry  Growers  School 
held  In  Wisconsin  Rapids  Jan  1 8-20.  Frank 
gave  two  talks  on  root  rot,  upright  dieback 
and  various  controls  lor  these  and  other 
cranberry  diseases. 

Carolyn  DeMoranvllle  attended  the  Nor- 
theastern Regional  Section  of  the  Ameri- 
can Society  for  Horticultural  Science  at 
the  University  of  Maine  In  Orono  Jan  7-1 0. 
She  presented  a  paper  on  her  cranberry 
nutrition  work. 

Dr.  Frank  Caruso  attended  a  "Good 
Laboratory  Practices"  meeting  sponsored 
by  Clba-Gelgy  In  Pittsburgh  Jan.  27-28. 

OREGON 

The  Coos  Curry  Council  of  Govern- 
ments (CCOG)  has  been  listening  to  plans 
to  encourage  the  expansion  of  cranberry 
growing  in  the  region. 

"We  have  a  lot  of  land  in  Coos  and  Curry 
counties,"  John  Mayea,  chairman  of  the 
Port  Orford  port  commission,  told  a  recent 
CCOG  meeting.  "There  are  opportunities 
overseas.  We  might  become  large  enough 
that  a  processing  plant  would  be  built 
right  here  and  keep  (the  berries)  from 
being  loaded  onto  trucks  and  hauling  jobs 


off." 

George  Barton,  representing  the  Ch 
rieston  Rural  Fire  Department,  charg- 
Ocean  Spray  with  stifling  growth  in  t 
number  of  acres  under  cultivatio 
according  to  the  Bandon,  Ore.,  Weste 
World. 

"There  could  be  a  great  many  mc 
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Phelps  Elbon,  Bandon  councilor,  si 
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The  Cranberry  Festival  Association 
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Reflecting  back  on  last  sea- 
son's fourth  annual  Chatsworth, 
N.J.,  Cranberry  Festival,  one  can 
only  be  struck  by  how  immense- 
ly the  event  has  grown. 

Consider,  for  example,  that  the 
October  1987  festival  attracted 
50,000 . . .  yes,  50,000 . . .  visitors. 

Further  consider  that  the 
October  1987  festival  had  10  times 
as  many  people  in  attendance  as 
the  first  festival  in  1984  did. 

The  festival  is  a  fim  family 
affair,  with  country  music,  coim- 


try  foods,  cranberry  related  con- 
tests of  all  sorts  and  a  wide  var- 
iety of  country  arts  and  crafts  on 
display  for  purchase  or  just  to 
look  at. 

Tours  of  local  bogs  to  observe 
the  harvesting  have  become  the 
berries! 

The  strategic  location  of 
Chatsworth— "Capital  of  the  Pine 
Barrens"  and  hub  of  the  Bur- 
lington County  cranberry  grow- 
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building  a  new,  ultra-modern 


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THE  festival  is  the  brainchild 
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centown  who  spent  her  childhood 
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advocate  for  the  preservation  of 
the  Pine  Barrens  and  its  vital 
water  resources. 

With  respect  to  the  first  festi- 
val, she  said: 
I  "We  were  looking  for  a  way  to 
promote  cranberries  ...  to  show 
what  the  cranberry  growers  were 
doing  to  conserve  water.  We  (also) 
were  looking  for  a  way  to  pre- 
serve the  White  Horse  Inn." 

(The  thought  occurred  to  Mary 
Ann  that  a  festival  might  be  a 
I  good  way  to  combine  the  two 
?oals.  In  1984,  she  attended  a 
I  cranberry  festival  in  Massachu- 
I  jetts,  studied  old  issues  of 
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MARY  ANN  enUsted  the  aid 
of  members  of  Chatsworth  Club 
II  as  well  as  a  group  of  local  10  to 
17-year-olds  to  get  started  on  that 
first  festival.  The  kids  up  until 
then  had  been  using  the  130- 
year-old,  dilapidated,  cedar-sided 
White  Horse  Inn  to  play  in .  Some , 
oblivious  of  its  historic  value, 
were  vandalizing  the  property. 

The  White  Horse  Inn  was  once 
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rail  passengers  on  their  way  to 
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Pennsylvania. 

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CRANBERRIES  Magazine's  Reader's  Service  makes  available  copies  of  the  articles  listed  below  which 
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536  First  Issue  of  CRANBERRIES,  Published  In  1936 8.00 

1066         Early  History  of  Massachusetts  State  Crantierry  Bog 3.50 

1 166         New  Jersey  Research  Center  at  Oswego 3.50 

1266         Whitesbog,  New  Jersey  3.50 

768  History  of  Cranberry  Industry  In  Wisconsin 3.50 

868  Sprinkler  Frost  Protection,  Parts  1, 11,  III  10.00 

1069         ResandIng  of  Massachusetts  Bogs,  Parts  I,  II  7.00 

570a         Cranberries  Greeted  Our  Forefathers 3.50 

570b        Cranberry  Pollination 3.50 

1270         Progress  In  Controlling  Bird  Damage  to  Crops 3.50 

371a         Oxygen  Deficiency  Kills  Cranberry  Insects 3.50 

371b        Summer  Spray  Application  of  Phosphorus 3.50 

672  HoneytMe  Populations  and  Fruit  Set  In  Cranberry 3.50 

772  Surface  Water  Quality  In  Drainage  Areas  of  Crant)erry  Bogs 3.50 

573  Insecticide  Toxicity  to  Honeybees  3.50 

673  Prolonging  the  Life  of  Harvested  McFarlln  Cranberries 3.50 

274  Effect  of  Light  on  Cranlwrry  Seed  Germination 3.50 

374  Effect  of  Temperature  on  Germination  of  Cranberry  Seeds  3.50 

275  Analyses  of  Cranl>erry  Marsh  Discharge  Waters-Progress  Report 3.50 

976  Response  of  Cranberry  Bogs  to  Sulfur-Coated  Urea 3.50 

380  Effect  of  Trash  on  Growth  Inhibition 3.50 

680  Aircraft  Spraying  and  Fruit  Rot  3.50 

880  Ocean  Spray  Golden  Anniversary 3.50 

281  Fairy  Ring  Control 3.50 

481  The  Rope-Wick  Weed  Wiper 3.50 

781  Cranberry  Pollination  in  British  Columbia 3.50 

282a         1981  Fungicide  Trials 3.50 

282b        Abbott  Lee's  3  Wheel  Water  Harvester 3.50 

582  Fungus  Research  at  University  of  Wisconsin 3.50 

183  Fungicide  Trials  on  Cranberries 3.50 

283  Cross-Fertilization  Experiments 3.50 

583  Bogslde  Wildlife 3.50 

783  Orthene  Experiments  3.50 

284  The  Cranberry  in  History 3.50 

864  Modifications  to  Furford  Ptoker-Pruner 3.50 

685  Sex  Attractant  Traps 3.50 

1285a       Integrated  Pest  Management:  What  It  Means 3.50 

1285b       Picking  at  the  63rd  Parallel 3.50 

486  Appropriate  Rates  for  Lorsban 3.50 

686a         Spur  A  Promising  Insecticide  3.50 

686b         Ponds  for  Profit 3.50 

986  3  Year  IPM  Survey 3.50 

387  A  Survey  of  Crant>erry  Dieback 3.50 

487  A  Rationale  for  Pruning 3.50 

587  Ditch  Stonecrop  and  Its  Control 3.50 

687  Control  With  Fyduian  3.50 

787  Using  Furtoe  and  Fusllade 3.50 

987  Insecticide  Timing  to  Control  Frultworm 3.50 

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rOP:  Mary  Shockley  of  Tuckerton  proudly  displays  one  of  her  framed,  antique  cranberry  box  labels.  The 
luarter  barrel  shipping  boxes  in  the  foreground  are  all  originals  that  have  been  meticulously  restored  by 
Shockley.  The  Eatmor  Company,  which  went  out  of  business  during  the  Great  Depression,  used  32  differ- 
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Iitream  of  onlookers.  (CRANBERRIES  photos  by  Cornelius  Hogenbirk) 

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TOP:  •'Rotten  Ralph."  actually  72-year-old  stilt  wa^er  Ralph  Alburg^^^^^^^^^ 

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""rOP:By  the  bag  and  barrel,  truckloads  of  Early  Blacks  were  purchased  nonstop.  Selling  the  berries  as  fast 
"'  as  she  can  make  change  is  Allison  Brick  of  West  Jersey  Farms,  Medford.  BOTTOM:  Long  lines  of  hungry 

rairgoers  lined  up  at  the  snack  outlets. 
f*  I  (CRANBERRIES  photos  by  Cornelius  Hogenbirk) 

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TOP:  Laura  Mann,  country  rock  singer  and  guitarist,  was  accompanied  by  the  electric  violin  of  Ong's  Hat's 
Karen  Lin.  BOTTOM:  Tim  and  Grace  St.  Clair  of  Browns  Mills  found  listening  to  country  blues  very 
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tions. 

The  increased  fair  activity, 
however,  may  have  had  a  price. 
At  the  first  few  festivals,  some 
folks  claimed  to  have  seen  the 
Jersey  Devil  slinking  about, 
forked  tail  twitching,  hiding 
behind  cranberry  barrels,  and 
such. 

One  observer  suggested  that 
the  Devil  may  have  been  the  one 
that  had  been  snatching  cran- 
berry ice  cream  cones  from  some 
kids  and  cranberry  muffins  from 
others.  This  year,  tiie  dread  Devil, 
fearing  numbers  perhaps,  had 
stayed  within  the  pines  that 
border  the  fairgroimds.  Who  can 
say? 

THERE  was  one  festival  per- 
former that  it  seems  can  always 
be  counted  upon.  He's  "Rotten 
Ralph,"  otherwise  known  as 
Ralph  Alburger  of  Tumersville. 
This  covmtry  poet  and  lover  of 
children  fastened  his  lengthy 
stilts  onto  his  72-year-old  legs,  to 


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Rotten  Ralph,  a  hopping,  skip- 
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clown. 
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January  was  cold,  averaging  3.0  degrees 
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11  days  substantially  below  average. 

Precipitation  totaled  exactly  3.0  inches, 
about  1  Va  inches  below  normal.  There  was 
measurable  precipitation  on  only  eight 
days,  with  0.87  on  the  25th  as  the  greatest 
storm.  We  had  a  total  of  1 0  inches  of  snow. 

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representative  unique  is  that  he  knows  your  business  so  well.  Which  means  that 
he's  more  than  a  dependable  source  of  credit.  He  can  provide  farm  business 
consulting,  tax  services,  credit  life  insurance,  appraisal  service  and  computer- 
ized record-keeping. 
Give  him  a  call.  He  could  be  just  what  the  doctor  ordered  for  you. 

Jk     Southern  New  England 
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Production  Credit  Association 

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BAY  STATE  BUREAU 
BACKS  18  BILLS 

The  Massachusetts  Farm 
Bureau  has  filed  18  bills  for  the 
1988  session  of  the  Massachusetts 
General  Assembly. 

Bills  which  could  affect  grow- 
ers, and  their  sponsors,  are: 


CRANLAND 
SERVICES 

Cranberry  Property 

Appraisals 

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Listings  and  Sales  of 

Cranberry  Properties. 

License  #  68987 


Lawrence  W.  Pink 

Old  Cordwood  Path 

Duxbury,  MA  02332 

(617)934-6076 


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l-An  act  providing  for 
payment  for  crop  and  live- 
stock losses  caused  by  wildlife 
protected  by  state  or  federal 
law.  (Hodgkins,  D-Lee,  Mass.) 
This  bill  would  establish  a  state 


fund  to  pay  farmers  for  doctmient- 
ed  damage  to  crops  and  livestock 
caused  by  protected  wildlife 
species.  This  figure  is  well  in 
excess  of  $2  million  per  year, 
says  the  Farm  Bureau. 


BIG  WHEEL 
TRUCK  SALES 

42  Quanapoag 
E.  Freetown,  Mass. 

All  types  of  medium  and  heavy  duty  trucks  on 
hand  from  cab  &  chassis  to  dump  trucks  to  road 
tractors. 

Largest  used  truck  dealer  In  New  England. 

All  types  of  diesel  repair. 

Largest  tow  trucks  on  the  East  Coast. 

(617)763-5927 

or 
(617)763-8745 


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Especially  tor  the  Cranberry  Industry 


•  Gorman-Rupp  Self  Priming 
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•  Proven  Quick  Couple  Riser 

•  Polyethylene  Main  Lines, 
3--12" 


•  Butt  Fusion  Equipment 
Available 

•  Paco/Wemco  Water  Harvest 
Pump 

•  Berkeley  Self-Priming  and 
Centrifugal  Pumps 


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MRCH/VIONr 

IRRIGATION   /   SNOWMAKING 

P.O.  Box  66,  11  Larchmont  Lane 
Lexington,  Massachusetts  021 73  (617)862-2550 


I  Contact 

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Phil  Tfopeano,  President       790  Federal  Furnace  Rd. 


(617)862-2550 
(Call  Collect) 


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(617)746-6048 


2-An  act  relative  to  taxes 
on  farm  machinery  and 
animals.  (Angelo,  D-Saugu$) 
This  legislation  would  allow 
farmers  who  operate  under  a 


corporate  structure  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  special  consideration 
given  to  farm  animals  and 
machinery  with  respect  to  prop- 
erty and  excise  tax. 


3- An  act  providing  for  the 
inclusion  of  aquaculture  and 
agriculture  under  certain 
zoning  exemptions.  (Bauschen- 
bach,  R- Brewster)  Agriculture 


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currently  has  certain  protections 
with  respect  to  zoning  under 
M.G.L.  Chapter  40A.  This  bill 
would  provide  aquaculture  and 
beekeeping  with  the  same 
protections. 

4-An  act  further  deHning 
the  public  health  nuisance 


VINES  FOR  SALE 


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law.  (Wetmore,  D-Worcester, 
Franklin,  Hampden  and  Hamp- 
shire) This  bill  would  add  the 
"keeping  of  bees  for  agricultural 
purposes"  to  those  items  protected 
from  nuisance  complaints. 

5- An  act  further  regulating 
recreational  vehicles.  (Hodg- 
kins,  D-Lee)  This  bill  would 
require  that  all  "recreational 
vehicles,"  as  defined  by  law,  be 
registered  with  the  Division  of 
Marine  and  Recreational 
Vehicles. 

6-An  act  designating  that 
one  member  of  the  trustees 
of  the  University  of  Massa- 
chusetts have  "agricultural 
knowledge  and  expertise." 
(Hodgkins,  D-Lee). 

7-An  act  amending  the 
Massachusetts  Water  Manage- 
ment Act.  (Hynes,  D-Marshfield) 
This  bill  would  create  an  "agri- 
cultural water  use"  classification 
within  the  Water  Management 
Act  in  order  to  take  into  account 
the  unique  characteristics  of  water 
use  in  agriculture. 

8-An  act  providing  for 
penalties  for  persons  convict- 
ed of  certain  crimes.  (Walrath,- 
D-Stow)  This  bill  would  increase 
the  penalties  for  malicious  dam- 
age to  agricultural  property, 
livestock  or  crops. 


9-An  act  clarifying  a  cer- 
tain provision  of  of  the  Farm- 
land Assessment  Act.  (Olver, 
D-Franklin  and  Hampshire)  This 
bill  would  clarify  the  obligations 
of  a  city  or  town  in  deciding 
whether  or  not  to  exercise  their 
first  refusal  option  when  a  pro- 
posal is  made  to  convert  land 
and  withdraw  it  from  Chapter 
61 A  (Farmland  Assessment  Act). 

10-An  act  providing  for 
inclusion  of  certain  small 
farms  within  the  Farmland 
Assessment  Act.  (Rauschen- 
bach,  R- Brewster)  This  bill  would 
allow  for  farms  between  3  and  5 


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Get  The  Most  Out  Of  a 
Convention  Or  Trade  Show 


By  JOSEPH  ARKIN 

According  to  some  estimates, 
some  30-40  million  Americans 
will  attend  more  than  150,000 
conventions  and  trade  shows 
held  throughout  the  nation  dur- 
ing this  year. 

Many  of  those  attending  will 
come  home  delighted  with  the 
new  ideas  they  have  learned,  the 
contacts  they  made,  and  the 
sightseeing  they  did.  Others  will 
be  disappointed  because  they 
didn't  know  how  to  make  the 
most  out  of  a  golden  opportunity. 

Your  trip  can  have  an  exciting 
side  benefit  in  the  tax  write-off  of 
all  or  most  of  the  total 
expenditure. 

Next  time  you  are  attending  a 
convention  or  trade  show, 
whether  it's  your  first  such  trip 
or  your  fifteenth,  you  may  get  more 
out  of  the  whole  experience  by 
following  this  simple  list  of  Do's 
and  Don'ts: 

DO  figure  out  your  travel 
budget  well  in  advance.  Accord- 
ing to  hotel  spokeman,  the  aver- 
age attendee  spends  approxi- 
mately $250  per  day.  Survey  fig- 
ures show  that  hotel-motel 
iccommodations  accounts  for 
ipproximately  40  percent  of  this 
x)tal,  shopping  in  retail  stores 
;akes  15  percent  and  sightseeing 
mother  25  percent.  The  tab  for  food, 
mtertainment  and  sundry 
expenses  accounts  for  the  bal- 
mce  of  20  percent. 

DON'T  take  along  too  much 
;ash.  For  safety's  sake  take  along 
I  minimum  amount  of  cash,  plus 
raverler's  checks  and  nation- 
illy-known  credit  cards. 

DON'T  be  haphazard  about 

ravel  arrangements.  Check 

jime-tables  and  buy  train  or  plane 


tickets  well  in  advance.  Seek  out 
discount  fares.  See  if  other  local 
merchants  are  going  to  the  same 
convention  for  travel-expense 
savings.  If  you  are  traveling  by 
car,  don't  make  the  mistake  of 
shopping  for  sleeping  accommo- 
dations until  you  arrive.  Most 
hotel-motel  chains  have  compu- 
terized services  to  assure  you  of 
confirmed  reservations  for  your 
stay  at  the  convention-trade  show 
site.  If  asked,  they  will  make 
arrangements  for  side  trips  too. 
Booked  through  a  travel  agent? 
Ask  the  agent  for  a  local  guide  to 
see  what  local  resort  or  tourist 
attractions  interest  you.  Here, 
too,  you  can  get  advance  bookings . 
A  little  foresight  can  net  you 
hotel-motel  accommodations  with 
all  of  the  comforts  of  home. 
Leading  chains  and  independ- 
ents too  have  such  amenities  as 
laundry  and  valet  service,  beauty 
and  barber  shops,  even  babysit- 
ters on  call. 

DO  take  the  trouble  to  submit 
some  ideas  in  advance  to  those 
in  charge  of  planning.  Tell  about 
the  problems  you'd  like  discussed, 
the  kind  of  speakers  you'd  like  to 
hear,  the  programs  you'd  find 
most  worthwhile.  If  you  have 
opinions  about  where  meeting 
and  social  functions  should  be 
held,  mention  this  too.  You'll 
most  likely  find  that  those  who 
are  in  charge  of  programming 
will  welcome  your  suggestions. 

DON'T  neglect  your  conven- 
tion-trade show  homework. 
Examine  the  program  carefully. 
Schedule  your  time  to  cover  the 
discussions,  speeches  and  guided 
tours  that  interest  you  the  most. 
Put  down  on  paper  j  ust  what  you 
want  to  achieve  at  various  ses- 


sions. Take  the  trouble  to  take 
notes  and  ask  for  Uterature  of 
suppliers  and  don't  be  bashful 
about  asking  for  copies  of 
speeches. 

DO  participate  as  fully  as  you 
can.  Join  the  discussions  which 
may  follow  the  speechmaking. 
Steer  the  talk  to  the  particular 
phase  of  the  matter  that  is  most 
important  to  you  and  your  busi- 
ness. If  there  is  no  discussion  or 
question  period,  try  what  some 
experts  call  mental  participation 
as  the  speaker  talks.  Try  to  apply 
what  is  being  said  to  your  situa- 
tion. Mentally  challenge  his 
observations  and  note  points  you 
want  to  discuss  with  him  or  with 
members  of  the  audience  later. 
See  how  the  audience  reacts  to 
the  gist  of  the  talk  as  this  is  one 
of  those  meaningful  little  details 
that  won't  show  up  in  transcripts 
of  speeches. 

DON'T  shirk  the  purpose  of 
the  convention-trade  show.  Be 
conscientious  about  business 
sessions.  Don't  duck  committee 
assignments,  especially  those 
which  will  continue  after  the 
event  itself  has  ended .  And  don 't 
be  shy  about  volunteering  for 
these  special  assignments.  They 
offer  a  chance  to  pick  up  extra 
information  and  experience, 
widen  your  circle  of  acquaintan- 
ces and  contact— and  in  the 
earning  of  recognition  for 
yourself. 

DO  be  sure  you  are  comforta- 
bly and  appropriately  dressed 
for  all  sessions  as  it  will  add  to 
your  self-confidence  and  help  you 
to  make  a  better  impression.  A 
basic  wardrobe  for  the  well 
-dressed  male  can  consist  of  one 
dark  suit,  two  pairs  of  slacks, 

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one  sports  jacket,  one  dinner 
jacket.  A  change  of  ties  or  slacks 
can  make  the  same  outfit  look 
different  on  two  sucessive  days, 
particularly  if  the  suit  or  jacket 
itself  is  conservative  enough  not 
to  scream  for  attention. 

For  the  female,  a  basic  ward- 
robe can  consist  of  mix  and 
match  skirts  and  blouses.  As 
with  the  male,  a  change  in  one 
can  make  for  another  outfit.  Take 
along  some  slacks,  one  or  two 
conservative  dresses  and  one 
dress  suitable  for  the  "big"  dinner. 
Comfortable  shoes  are  a  must. 

DON'T  forget  to  plan  a  plea- 
sant side  trip  or  two  if  you  are 
bringing  along  your  spouse  or 
children.  Check  with  any  major 
oil  company  for  advice  on  plan- 
ning auto  excursions  in  and 
around  the  convention-trade  show 
area.  The  hotel  bell  captain  can 
also  be  helpful  with  suggestions 
and  booking  of  bus  tours  or  cruises 
on  local  waterways.  And,  don't 
forget  to  allow  for  rest  periods  to 
punctuate  your  family's  sight- 
seeing and  shopping  sprees.  Take 
advantage  of  hotel-motel 
swimming  pools,  golf  putting, 
tennis  and  other  recreational 
facilities. 

DO  seize  the  opportunity  to 
"talk  shop"  with  fellow  conven- 
tioneers. The  small  talk  you  hear 
can  be  very  helpful  and  may 
evoke  some  fruitful  ideas. 

DO  make  sure  you  register 
and  get  your  "official"  creden- 
tials. Sign  in  at  every  lecture  and 
seminar.  You'll  have  to  show 
proof  of  registration  and  attend- 
ance at  seminars  as  the  min- 
imum basic  requirement  to  even 
try  to  get  a  tax  deduction  for 
your  attendance  at  a  convention 
or  trade  show. 

Convention  expenses  seem  to 
cause  a  lot  of  controversy  in  tax 
audits.  This  is  probably  due  to 
the  abuse  by  taxpayers  in  past 
years  and  the  current  IRS 
crackdown  on  such  abuses. 

The  expenses  of  attending  an 
away-from-home  convention  or 
trade  show  generally  fall  under 

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the  category  of  travel  expenses 
and  as  such  must  satisfy  certain 
criteria  in  order  to  be  deductible. 
Travel  expenses  have  a  spe- 
cial meaning  under  tax  and 
generally  are  defined  as  ordinary 
and  necessary  expenses  incurred 
while  away  from  home  overnight 
in  pursuit  or  conduct  of  a  busi- 
ness or  profession.  These  requi- 
sites are  mandated  by  a  Supreme 
Court  decision. 

Because  the  primary  purpose 
of  many  business  conventions  is 
to  impart  knowledge,  they 
qualify  as  educational  conferen- 
ces. Educational  expenses  are 
deductible  if  they  are  incurred  to 
maintain  or  improve  skills 
required  in  a  taxpayer's 
employment,  trade  or  business. 
Also  if  incurred  to  meet  the 
express  requirements  of  taxpay- 
er's employer,  or  a  requirement 
of  applicable  state  or  local  laws 
or  occupational  rules  imposed  as 
a  condition  of  retaining  the  tax- 
payer's established  employment 
relationship,  status,  or  rate  of 
compensation. 

If  you  serve  as  a  delegate  to  a 
convention  you  may  fall  into  a 
tax  trap.  Check  with  your  tax 
advisor  before  taking  the  trip  as 
to  how  to  establish  that  expenses 
are  directly  connected  with  your 
trade,  business  or  profession.  See 
Revenue  Ruling  59-316, 1959-2CB 
57  for  more  details. 

A  caveat.  Where  it  can  be  shown 
by  the  IRS  that  a  convention  trip 
was  primarily  personal  in  nature, 
the  traveling  expense  to  and  from 
the  convention  site  may  be  held 
to  be  non-deductible,  even  though 
business  was  conducted  at  the 
convention,  with  those  directly 
connected  exenses  being  tax- 
deductible. 

The  question  of  whether  the 
expenses  of  a  spouse  are  also 
deductible  is  wrapped  in  a  grey 
area.  Cases  abound  for  both 
positions  and  it  has  to  be  shown 
that  the  spouse's  presence  served 
a  bona-fide  business  purpose. 

Just  answering  the  telephone, 
doing  some  note  taking,  or  typ- 


ing usually  does  not  qualify  the 
spouse's  expenses.  The  most 
debatable  aspect  is  when  the 
spouse's  presence  is  necessary 
for  social  reasons  and  to  meet 
with  couples,  not  singles  in  a 
business  atmosphere. 

Generally  speaking  the  exten- 
sion of  a  stay,  taking  side  trips, 
visiting  relatives  who  live  nearby, 
etc.  all  tend  to  restrict  the  overall 
amount  deductible  as  a  business 
expense. 

Yes,  some  sightseeing  or  social 
visiting  will  not  prevent  the  bus- 
iness expenses  as  being  tax 
deductible.  To  be  prudent  and 
maintain  the  bulk  of  the  expense 
deduction,  it  is  best  to  forego 
deductions  for  the  small  portion 
attributable  to  pursue  personal 
pleasures. 

To  encourage  attendance,  many 
trade  groups  will  deliberately  hold 
conventions  in  the  midst  of  a 
resort  area.  You'll  find  conven- 
tions being  held  in  Las  Vegas 
with  its  playland  atmosphere,  in 
sunny  California  and  Florida 
during  the  months  when  north- 
ern states  are  having  frigid 
temperatures,  or  in  areas  where 
there  are  many  tourist  attrac- 
tions. (Disneyland,  Disneyworld, 
Epcot,  etc.) 

If  the  attendee  does  visit  the 
trade  exhibits,  attends  lectures 
and  seminars,  mixes  with  others 
from  other  cities  to  exchange 
ideas,  there  is  no  doubt  in  this 
author's  mind  that  attending  a 
nightclub  show,  or  taking  a  city 
tour  in  off -hours,  will  not  negate 
the  full  deductibility  of  the 
expenses  incurred.  These 
expenses  will  include  fares,  room 
rentals,  meals,  laundry  and  other 
incidentals,  porterage,  tipping  of 
hotel  personnel,  and  similar 
items.  Of  course,  attending  shows, 
carfare  to  tourist  attractions,  etc. 
are  personal  expenses  and  are 
not  deductible,  (note:  If  cost  of 
attending  dinner  show  is  $50, 
find  out  what  it  would  cost  for 
only  attending  the  show,  and 
not  eating  the  dinner.  Thus,  the 
dinner  is  still  tax  deductible  as  a 


if 


» 


meal  away  from  home,  the  show 
cost  is  personal  and  not  tax 
deductible.) 

Earlier  we  touched  on  the 
problem  of  expenses  attributa- 
ble to  a  spouse  accompanying  a 
taxpayer  attending  a  bona-fide 
business  convention. 

If  all  of  the  criteria  are  met  for 
the  taxpayer  being  allowed  to 
deduct  expenses  of  attending  a 
convention  or  trade  show,  the 
courts  have  brushed  aside  the 
attempts  by  the  IRS  to  deny 
deduction  for  attendance  of  a 
spouse  where  it  can  be  shown 
that  there  was  a  bona-fide  need 
'or  the  attendance  of  the  spouse, 
tlere,  of  course,  is  where  disputes 
mse. 

But  all  is  not  lost  where  the 
'RS  prevails  and  the  deductions 
)f  a  spouse  are  not  allowed. 

For  example,  a  single  room 
;osts  $80  and  a  double  room 
:08t8  $120.  The  taxpayer  can 
leduct  $80,  not  $60  as  a  business 
ixpense.  Where  a  car  is  rented, 
>r  taxpayer  uses  his  own  car  to 
Irive  from  home  to  convention 
lite,  no  allocation  of  gas,  oil,  or 
oil  expenses  has  to  be  made  just 
>ecause  a  spouse  (or  children) 
ire  taken  along  on  the  trip. 

Children  usually  sleep  free  in 
tarent's  room  and  again  no  allo- 
ation  has  to  be  made  for  room 
ent.  However,  the  cost  of  meals 
or  a  spouse  or  children  who  do 
lot  qualify  as  being  necessary 
n  the  trip  are  personal  expenses, 
ence,  not  deductible. 
It  goes  without  sajdng  that  if 
oth  husband  and  wife  are  both 
ctive  in  a  business  (a  real  situa- 
ion,  not  a  sham),  that  the 
xpenses  of  both  are  fully 
eductible  if  the  guidelines  set 
)rth  in  Income  Tax  Code  sec- 
ons  162  and  274  are  met.  See- 
on  162  tells  us  what  expenses 
re  deductible.  Section  274  tells 
s  how  to  substantiate  the 
eduction. 

The  possibility  of  an  audit  and 
le  present  mood  of  enforcement 
early  indicate  that  the  tax  law 
1  business  executives  and  oth- 


ers attending  company  conven- 
tions, continuing  education 
seminars,  association  meetings 
and  various  other  business 
meetings  must  be  understood  by 
both  the  taxpayer  and  the  spon- 
soring organization. 

In  many  cases,  taxpayers, 
through  neglect  of  proper  record 
keeping  and  failure  to  show  proof 
and  neglecting  to  adhere  to  the 
provisions  of  the  tax  laws,  have 
had  to  pay  additional  income 
taxes. 

To  conclude:  Follow  through 
after  leaving  a  convention-trade 
show.  Review  your  notes,  reread 
speeches,  give  a  report  to  other 
members  of  your  staff  who  did 
not  attend,  try  to  capitaUze  on 
the  contacts  you  made,  discuss 
new  products  or  procedures  with 
members  of  your  management 
team  — in  effect,  try  to  put  to 
good  use  the  time  spent.  And, 
importantly,  review  your  records 
to  make  sure  that  you  get  the 
greatest  possible  tax  deduction 
by  following  the  suggestions  and 
guidelines  enumerated  in  this 
article. 
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False  Lily-of-the-Valley 

Control  in  Cranberries 

By  Changing  Soil  pH 


By  Azmi  Y.  Shawa 
irector,  Coastal  Washington 
Research  &  Extension  Unit 

It  is  known  that  cranberry  is  a 
w-growing,  trailing,  woody 
oadleaf,  evergreen  vine. 
Vegetatively,  cranberry  vines, 
ually  referred  to  as  runners, 
e  from  1  to  6  ft.  long.  The  vines 
rm  a  thick  mat  over  the  entire 
rface  of  a  cultivated  bog. 
Cranberry  bogs  are  acidic  in 
.ture  and  can  be  high  in  organic 

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matter.  These  two  factors  can 
decrease  herbicide  performance. 
Thus,  higher  herbicide  rates  are 
required,  which  can,  in  turn,  result 
in  cranberry  vine  injury.  Herbi- 
cides have  to  be  washed  down 
immediately,  in  order  to  pene- 
trate a  mat  of  vines  covering  the 
bog  surface. 

Herbicides  norflurazon  (evital), 
simazine,  chloropropham, 
dichlobenil  (casoron  or  norosac), 
fydulan,  napropamide  (devrinol), 
2,4-D,  dalapon,  and  glyphosate 
(roundup)  are  registered  for  use 
against  weeds  growing  in  cran- 
berry bogs. 

Although  these  herbicides  have 
been  successful  in  controlling  the 
majority  of  weeds  in  the  cran- 
berry bogs  for  the  last  2  decades, 
they  are  not  effective  in  control- 
ling false  lily-of-the-valley ,  which 


has  soil  requirements  similar  to 
those  of  crapberries,  i.e.,  acid 
soil  with  a  pH  from  4.5  to  5.5. 
However,  cranberries  may  grow 
successfully  in  a  lower  pH  than 
the  false  lily,  which  may  allow 
for  selective  control  through 
change  in  pH. 

The  purpose  of  this  study  was 
to  determine  the  effect  of  various 
soil  pH  levels  as  controlled  by 
agricultural  lime  and  flowable 
sulfur  on  false  lily-of-the-valley 
and  on  cranberry  vines. 

Agricultural  lime  (CaC03)  and 
flowable  sulfur  51%  treatments 
were  applied  on  100  ft^  plots  of 
'McFarlin'  cranberry  vines 
infested  with  the  false  lily-of-the- 
valley  in  Grayland,  Washington. 
Treatments  were  replicated  4 
times  in  a  randomized,  complete 
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was  top-dressed  at  rates  of  1 ,000, 
2,000,  4,000  and  8,000  lb/A  and 
washed  down  with  water.  Flow- 
able  sulfur  was  applied  at  the 
rates  of  25, 50, 75,  and  100  gal/A. 
All  treatments  were  applied  in  2 
consecutive  years  to  two  sections 
of  bog  in  February  1984  and 
1985.  False  lily,  a  perennial 
deciduous  plant,  was  dormant. 
Cranberry  vines  were  in  late 
dormancy. 

Plots  were  rated  visually  in 
September  of  each  year  for  weed 
control  and  cranberry  vine 
phyto  toxicity. 

Plots  were  harvested  with  a 
cranberry  scoop.  Fruit  was 
screened  by  hand  to  remove  trash 
and  soft  berries,  and  the  weight 
of  marketable  fruit  determined. 
Samples  of  sound  berries  were 
analyzed  for  soluble  solids  using 
a  refractometer  and  for  acidity 
with  a  pH  meter.  Berry  volume 
was  measured,  using  a 
pycnometer,  and  individual  berry 
weight  was  calculated. 

All  flowable  sulfur  treatments 
and  the  higher  three  rates  of 
lime  changed  the  pH  values  of 
the  bog.  All  treatments  of  flowa- 
ble sulfur  and  lime  controlled 
false  lily-of-the-valley  (Table  1,2). 
Berry  volume,  weight,  acidity  and 
soluble  solids  for  all  treatments 
applied  in  1984  and  1985  were 
not  affected  by  treatment. 

As  the  rate  of  flowable  sulfur 
increased,  the  soil  pH  decreased 
(Table  1 ).  An  application  of  75  to 
100  gal/A  controlled  false  lily 
70-100%  in  1984  and  80-90%  in 
1 985  (Table  1 ),  with  no  toxicity  to 
cranberry  vines. 

As  the  rate  of  lime  increased, 
the  soil  pH  increased  and  false 
lily  control  increased  (Table  2). 
An  application  of  2,000  lbs/A 
lime  increased  pH  significantly 
with  a  65-70%  control  to  the  lily. 
Higher  3  rates  of  lime  increased 
percent  control  but  also  raised 
pH  to  levels  (Table  2)  that  had 
adverse  effects  on  cranberry  vines 
(the  development  of  chlorotic 
uprights  near  the  end  of  the 
growing  season). 


Controlling  false  lily-of-the- 
valley  by  changing  soil  pH  with- 
out affecting  cranberry  vine  and 
fruit  growth  and  development 
may  have  eliminated  the  poten- 
tial for  cranberry  root,  vine,  and 
fruit  phytotoxicity  through 
excessive  herbicide  applications. 

Since  flowable  sulfur  applied 
at  the  rate  of  75  to  100  gal/A  con- 
trolled false  lily  70-100%  during 
two  years  of  experimental  work 
and  without  decreasing  soil  pH 
to  a  critical  point,  it  will  be  pre- 


ferred for  usage  over  lime,  which 
showed  a  tendency  of  raising 
soil  pH  to  an  undesirable  level 
when  high  percent  control  of  lily 
is  required. 

Controlling  weeds,  particularly 
false  lily-of-the-valley  growing 
in  cranberry  bogs,  by  changing 
the  pH  value  by  1  (more  or  less), 
may  provide  a  new  option  for 
weed  control  in  acid  soils. 

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dng,  technical  assistant.  sites.  cal  supplies,  and  an  additional 

Robert  P.  Quinby  and  Joseph  This  study  was  made  possible  grant  from  the  Washington 

)ss  are  thanked  for  offering  by  a  grant  from  the  Stauffer  Cranberry  Commission, 

eir  properties  as  experimental  Chemical  Co.  as  well  as  chemi- 


Table  1.  Influence  of  soil  applications  of  flowable  sulfur  on  pH 
and  on  the  control  of  false  lily-of-the-valley . 


Rate 

PH^ 

Control^ 

(gal/A) 

1984 

1985 

1984 

1985 

% 

■Jntreated 

25 

50 

75 
LOO 


5.50  a 

5.45  a 

0  d 

0  e 

4.70  b 

4.50  b 

50  c 

30  cd 

4.22  c 

4.17  c 

50  c 

40  c 

4.17  c 

4.13  c 

70  b 

80  ab 

3.82  d 

4.00  cd 

100  a 

90  a 

'Mean  separation  in  columns  by  Duncan's  multiple  range  test,  5%  level 


lable  2.   Influence  of  soil  applications  of  lime  on  pH  and  on 


:ontrol  of 

false 

li 

ly- 

•of-the-valley . 

late 
lbs/A) 

PH^ 

Contro 

l" 

1984 

1985 

1984 

1985 

ntreated 

5.50 

d 

5.45  d 

% — 

0  d 

0  d 

000 

5.60 

d 

5.60  d 

50  c 

70  be 

000 

6.27 

c 

6.25  c 

65  be 

70  be 

000 

6.60 

b 

6.60  ab 

75  b 

80  b 

000 

6.87 

a 

6.85  a 

95  a 

100  a 

4ean  separation 

in 

co 

lumns 

by 

Duncan's  multipl 

e  range  test 

5? 

level 

Georgia  Chamberlain  Receives 
Salute  From  Conservationists 


By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

Conservationist  Georgia  D. 
Chamberlain ,  president  of  Decas 
Cranberry  Co.,  Inc.,  of  Wareham, 
Mass.,  was  presented  the  Envir- 
onmental Service  Award  by  the 
Massachusetts  Association  of 
Conservation  Commissions  at  its 
annual  meeting  March  5  in 
Worcester. 

Mrs.  Chamberlain  was  cited 
for  "outstanding  contributions 
to  the  environmental  protection 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts." 

She  has  been  actively  involved 
in  environmental  protection  work 
for  the  town  of  Rochester  for  25 
years. 

Without  staff  or  secretarial 


assistance,  she  has  compiled  an 
impressive  list  of  accomplish- 
ments, including: 

•Obtaining  a  Ford  Foundation 
grant  to  inventory  natural 
resource  maps. 

•Securing  291  acres  of  farm- 
land under  the  Agricultural 
Preservation  Act. 

•  Winning  a  matching  grant  fix>m 
the  Plymouth  County  Commis- 
sioners Conservation  Fund  to 
purchase  the  property  of  the  his- 
toric Town  Pound. 

•Receiving  a  grant  from  the 
Plymouth  County  Conservation 
District  to  update  Rochester's 
Open  Space  Plan. 

Another  of  Mrs.  Chamberlain's 
outstanding  conservation  achieve- 


ments for  her  town  was  the  1979 
purchase  of  shoreline  on  pristine 
Mary's  Pond  for  use  as  a  beach 
for  town  residents  at  a  cost  of 
$95,000. 

She  also  has  worked  with  the 
owner  of  1 12  acres  of  prime  forest 
land  in  Rochester — now  known 
as  the  Delano  Memorial  Forest- 
in  placing  the  property  into  the 
Plymouth  County  Wildland  Trust. 
In  addition,  she  facilitated  get- 
ting the  Bruce  Reservation  deeded 
to  the  town  and  she  discovered  a 
20  acre  piece  of  town -owned  land 
that  had  been  forgotten. 

During  her  25  years  on  the 
Rochester  Conservation  Commis-  i 
sion,  Mrs.  Chamberlain  has 
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235- 

Mcchtnicalshunk  shift 

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New-to-market  U.S.  exporters 
can  learn  a  lot  from  companies 
that  have  a  long  and  proven 
track  record  in  doing  business 
overseas.  One  such  exporting 
veteran  is  Welch's,  a  Concord. 
Mass.,  company  that  has  made 
its  brand  of  grape  juice  a  house- 
hold word  in  a  number  of  coun- 
tries and  has  chalked  up  market 
shares  as  high  as  85  percent  in 
some. 

In  the  1920s,  when  the  eyes  of 
most  U.S.  food  companies  were 
focused  on  North  America, 
Welch's  began  exporting  cases 
of  grape  juice  to  Hong  Kong  and 
China.  Since  then,  the  company 
has  added  30  more  countries  to 
its  list  of  importers. 

With  60  years  of  exporting 
experience,  Welch's  ranks  as  one 
of  the  grandparents  of  the  U.S. 
exporting  business. 


Though  not  all  of  its  exporting 
efforts  have  been  successes, 
Welch's  has  amassed  a  weighty 
folio  of  experience  on  doing  bus- 
iness overseas. 

Welch's  officials  are  the  first 
to  admit  that  the  perceived  high 
quality  of  their  main  product, 
grape  juice,  has  played  an 
important  role  in  the  company's 
exporting  success.  Because  the 
Welch's  name  has  become  iden- 
tified by  foreign  consumers  with 
high-quality  grape  juice,  the 
company  has  found  that  other 
products  introduced  under  their 
label  are  more  readily  accepted 
by  foreign  consimiers. 

But  the  same  officials  add  that 
this  identity  can  carry  the  com- 
pany only  so  far.  The  remainder 
of  the  distance  to  success  in 
overseas  markets  is  gained 
through  hard  work. 


Today,  Welch's  exports  moe 
to  Far  Eastern  countries,  but  a 
maintains  markets  in  the  W 
die  East,  Africa  and  Soi 
America.  The  company's  o\j 
seas  business  is  almost  all  fi 
juices  and  fruit  juice  cockta 
Export  sales  account  for  ab' 
14  percent  of  the  compan 
annual  business. 

Welch's  considers  Puerto  B 
the  largest  oveseas  market 
its  products,  according  to 
Hewins,  vice  president  of 
international  division  for  Welc 

"Puerto  Rico,  while  a  U.S. 
ritory ,  is  handled  very  much  1 
an  international  market,"  H 
ins  said.  "We  have  been  there 
many  years  and  the  market  1 
been  developed  very  effective) 

So  effectively,  in  fact,  that 
consumption  of  grape  juice 
Puerto  Rico  is  six  to  eight  til 


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^s  reasons  for  Welch's  success 
nPuerto  Rico,  Hewins  credited 
istrong  distributor  and  broker 
I  anization"  and  the  company's 
isence  in  the  market  since  the 
SOs. 

Our  distributors  were  able  to 
£  our  grape  juice  into  the  market 
il  get  it  well  promoted  and 
it  was  the  key,"  he  said. 

1  fact,  Hewins  believes  that 
iling  and  developing  sound 
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3  eloping  an  export  business. 

mple  common  sense  should 
jle  a  company  in  choosing  a 
!  ributor,  according  to  Hewins. 
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;;iaid.  "Take  all  the  time  you 
ed  to  thoroughly  check 
irences." 

'iut  be  careful  when  you  go 
(  an  exclusive  relationship, 
uuse  you  are  tied  to  it,  some- 
nis  for  a  long  time,"  he  said. 


"If  your  partner  is  not  produc- 
tive, it  can  hurt  you." 

Not  content  to  rest  on  the  lau- 
rels of  its  decades-old  juice  export 
markets,  Welch's  remains  active 
in  developing  new  overseas 
markets.  But  Hewins  pointed  out 


that  competition  for  new  markets 
has  gotten  tougher. 

"Sixty  years  ago  there  were 
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more  companies  are  becoming 
aware  of  the  opportunities  in 
exporting.  Also,  competition  is 
more  aggressive  now  than  when 
we  started." 

According  to  Hewins,  Welch's 
efforts  to  develop  new  overseas 
markets  have  been  boosted  with 
assistance  from  the  Foreign 
Agricultural  Service  (FAS). 

"We  recently  went  to  Malay- 
sia, Singapore  and  Thailand  and 
one  of  our  first  stops  was  to  meet 
with  FAS  people  at  the  U.S. 
embassies,"  Hewins  said.  "They 
helped  us  set  up  meetings  with 
distributors  in  those  markets." 

FAS  also  helped  Welch's  in 
making  business  contacts  in 
Australia  and  Europe,  according 
to  Hewins. 

Hewins  has  used  trade  reports 
compiled  by  FAS  in  deciding  on 
areas  to  target  for  market  devel- 
opment, and  was  assisted  by  FAS 
in  arranging  to  display  Welch's 


products  at  the  1987  ANUGA 
international  food  show  in 
Cologne,  West  Germany. 

But  export  business  is  not  all 
rising  growth  charts  and  black 
ink  for  Welch's.  There  are  frus- 
trations for  the  company's 
exporting  program  too. 

"I  think  the  two  biggest  obsta- 
cles to  doing  business  overseas 
are  (foreign)  government  restric- 
tions and  outright  bans  on  our 
products  in  some  countries," 
Hewins  said. 

Several  countries  have  banned 
imported  grape  products  to  pro- 
tect their  wine  industries.  Welch's 
has  suffered  this  action  in  Korea 
and  Germany.  Government  res- 
trictions also  have  caused  prob- 
lems for  Welch's. 

"Take  Taiwan,  for  example," 
Hewins  said.  "They  have  a  45- 
percent  duty  on  juices  that  makes 
our  product  uncompetitive  with 
local  producers." 


Hewins  feels  that  problemfex 
like  these  must  be  addressed  b;' 
the  federal  government. 

"All  of  us  in  the  export  bus: 
ness  need  the  support  of  the  U.S 
Department  of  Agriculture  an 
the  U.S.  Trade  Representative! 
getting  markets  open  to  us,"  h 
said.  "I  hope  that  they  will  coi 
tinue  to  put  pressure  on  th 
markets  where  U.S.  exporters  ai 
not  able  to  do  business." 

Another  lesson  Welch's  ha 
learned  is  that  products  that  d 
well  in  the  domestic  market  aj 
not  always  popular  with  foreig 
buyers.  For  example,  Welch's  he 
had  minimum  success  in  ma 
keting  jellies  and  jams  oversea 
particularly  in  countries  whei 
bread  is  not  a  predominant  iter 

"Jams  and  jellies  in  rice-base 
markets  don't  really  fit  in  vei 
well,"  he  said. 

Hewins  said  that  there  is  r 
one  formula  for  success  i 


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Buying  A  New  Computer? 

Do  It  Right  The  First  Time 


By  ARNOLD  KANOV 

It's  no  secret  that  computer 
technology  has  significantly 
changed  our  way  of  life.  Not  too 
long  ago,  it  was  uncommon  to 
find  video  display  terminals  in 
managers'  offices.  It  was  equally 
uncommon  to  find  computers 
installed  in  small  businesses  and 
unheard  of  to  find  a  computer  in 
the  home. 

Today,  the  computer  has 
become  a  way  of  life.  Businesses 
are  installing  computers  in  record 
numbers  and  it  has  become 
fashionable  to  have  a  computer 
in  the  home.  Furthermore,  with 
the  introduction  of  the  portable 
computer  and  the  "lap"  computer, 
businesspeople  are  carrying 
around  computers  with  them  in 
a  briefcase. 

It  is  obvious,  to  even  the  most 
casual  observer,  that  the  compu- 
ter will  continue  to  proliferate  in 
the  years  ahead.  However,  many 
of  the  computers  that  are  pur- 
chased are  being  underutilized 
or  not  being  used  at  all.  A  recent 
study  by  the  Yankee  Group  found 
that  on  average,  the  personal 
computer  was  only  being  used 
for  30  minutes  a  day.  Another 
survey  found  that  between  30-35 
percent  of  all  microcomputers 
purchased  are  "abandoned"  and 
not  used  at  all.  Other  studies 
pertaining  to  the  utilization  of 
mini-computers  have  yielded 
similar  results. 

Much  has  been  written  about 
the  proper  method  of  selecting  a 
computer,  be  it  a  micro,  or  a 
mainfi*ame.  Unfortunately,  mgmy 
people  get  caught  up  in  the  hype 
of  the  computer  industry  and 
rush  headlong  into  making  a 
decision  that  they  ultimately 
regret.  As  the  price  of  the  compu- 
ter has  plummeted  and  the 
number  of  computer  instal- 
lations increases,   we  face 

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the  question:  What  kind  of  a 
computer  do  I  really  need  for  my 
business? 

Know  the  Requirements: 
The  single  most  important  fac- 
tor in  the  installation  of  a  com- 
puter is  knowing  what  to  expect 
of  the  computer.  However,  defin- 
ing your  requirements  with  a 
simple  statement  such  as,  "We 
are  interested  in  automating  our 
billing  procedures,"  is  inadequate. 


There  is  the  story  of  the  distri 
buting  company  buying  a 
computer  with  only  a  vague  idea 
of  what  was  needed.  As  a  result 
they  bought  a  computer  and  a 
billing  program  from  a  local 
computer  store.  The  package  thej 
bought  allowed  invoices  to  be 
produced  in  dollars  and  cents  (as 
opposed  to  whole  dollars  only) 
Regretfully,  their  business 
required  that  invoices  be  prepared 


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dollars  and  hundredths  of  cents 
bur  digits  to  the  right  of  the 
ecimal  point).  Obviously,  the 
l^stem  they  purchased  is  inade- 
uate  to  satisfy  their  needs  and 
ley  now  have  an  expensive 
iperweight. 

Before  you  talk  to  the  first 
)mputer  salesperson,  take  the 
me  to  carefully  and  thoroughly 
I  itermine  exactly  what  you  want 
le  computer  to  do.  Develop  a 
iiecklist  of  functions  that  the 
umputer  must  perform,  so  that 
ihen  you  go  shopping  you  are 
1  )t  influenced  by  all  of  the  non- 
( sential  features  that  you  most 
(rtainly  will  be  shown  by  the 
( mputer  salesperson. 
Shop  based  upon  need,  not 
lidget:  All  to  often,  prospective 
(mputer  purchasers  decide  to 
I  end  a  certain  amount  of  money 
i  r  a  computer  and  then  look  for 
i  nachine  to  match  that  amount, 
(oviously,  if  you  tell  a  salesper- 
sn  you  have  a  certain  budget, 
tey  will  surely  find  a  machine 
t  at  falls  within  your  budget. 
What  the  purchaser  fails  to 
cnsider  is  the  needs  of  the  busi- 
r  ss  enterprise.  A  case  in  point: 
i  business  owner  decided  to 
c  mputerize  accounts  receivable, 
V)rking  within  the  strict  guide- 
hes  of  a  budget.  Needs  were 
s:;ondary.  The  amount  of  money 
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ters  worse  the  system  could  not 
be  expanded.  Thus  another 
computer  found  a  place  in  a  closet. 
If  you  have  done  your  home- 
work and  determined  the 
requirements  of  your  business, 
look  for  a  computer  to  satisfy 
those  needs.  If  the  computer  you 
need  is  not  within  your  budget  or 
cannot  be  economically  justif- 


fied,  don't  buy.  Contary  to  popu- 
lar belief,  there  is  no  stigma 
involved  in  not  owning  a 
computer. 

Verify  Everything:  There 
would  be  fewer  underutilized 
systems  installed  if  buyers  would 
only  corroborate  the  information 
they  are  told  by  the  computer 
salespersons.  Generally  speaking, 


ABEL'S 
APIARIES 


Call  or  Write: 

Abel's  Apiaries 
P.O.  Box  234 
Sydney,  Florida  33587 
Phone  (813)  659-0784  or 
(301)592-9712 


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'Exceeds  or  Meets  ALL  Current  EPA  Requirements 

•  Simple  to  Operate  and  Easy  to  Calibrate 

~Self-Timer  Application  (1  minute  increments) 

""Easy  Access  Handle  &  Simple  Reference  Scale 

—Precise  Visual  Flow  Calibration 

•Outstanding  Field  Performance 

~Down-Line  Venturi  Injection  System 

~High  Capacity  0-7  GPM  Injection  Rate 

~  Large  Volume  1 75  Gallon  Mix  Tank 

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•  Designed  for  Trouble-Free  Operation 

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—  Critical  Components  Are  Stainless  Steel  &  Polypropylene 

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•  Personalized,  Experienced  Support  Service  as  Close  as  Your  Phone 


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Corporate  Offices:  P.O.  Box  247  Montello,  Wl  53949 

(608)297-2041  ^,^,„  FAX:  (608)  297-7248 


Call  us  today  for  the  dealer  nearest  you,  or  contact: 


Skip  Tenpas 
Central  Bands  Irr.  &  BIdg.,  Inc. 

Hwy  51  &  73  Interchange 
Plalnfield,  Wl  54966 

(715)335-6372 


Bruce  Sunnerberg 
AAA  industrial  Pump  &  Ser,  Inc. 
66  Lake  Street 
Plympton,  MA  02367 
(617)585-2394 


NOTICE 

Selected  exclusive  dealer 
territories  still  available  — 

Inquiries  invited 


"  buyers  have  great  respect  for  the 
technical  expertise  of  the  com- 
puter vendor  or  retailer,  and  tend 
to  accept  their  statements  at  face 
value.  However,  many  of  the  retail 
salespersons  lack  the  business 
experience  and/or  the  computer 
training  to  be  of  much  help  in 
selecting  the  proper  equipment. 

To  combat  this  problem,  talk 
to  several  salespersons  about  your 
needs.  Be  a  "brain  picker."  In 
addition,  talk  to  people  in  the 
same  industry  about  their  expe- 
riences in  purchasing  a  compu- 
ter. Obtaining  differing  views 
can  provide  valuable  insight  into 
the  capabilities  and  limitations 
of  a  particular  computer. 

Don't  be  sno>ved  by  techni- 
cal jargon:  Many  consumers 
are  reluctant  to  admit  they  don't 
know  what  the  computer  sales- 
person is  talking  about.  There- 
fore, a  favorite  ploy  of  the  sales- 
person is  to  use  a  great  deal  of 
technical  terminology.  This 


allows  him/her  to  sound  very  au- 
thoritative and  successfully  stops 
the  consumer  from  asking  addi- 
tional questions. 

If  you  ask  a  question  and  get 
an  unintelligible  response,  insist 
that  the  person  repeat  the  answer 
in  language  you  can  understand. 
All  of  this  technical  mumbo 
jumbo,  such  as  ROM  and  paral- 
lel interfaces,  usually  are  used  as 
a  smokescreen  by  persons  trying 
to  cover  up  their  own  technical 
inadequacies.  The  truly  compe- 
tent individuals  should  be  able 
to  explain  the  meaning  and  sig- 
nificance of  these  terms  in  lan- 
guage that  the  average  person 
can  understand. 

Don't  overbuy:  Before  final- 
izing your  decision  on  the 
equipment,  ascertain  what  the 
requirements  are  for  the 
program(s)  that  interest(s)  you. 

It  has  been  the  experience  that 
most  people  buy  more  hardware 
that  they  really  need.  This  is 


partly  due  to  not  knowing  what 
they  intend  the  computer  to  do— 
and  the  persuasiveness  of  most 
salespeople.  For  example,  micro- 
computers are  available  with 
RAM  (Random  Access  Memory — 
the  part  of  the  computer  that 
stores  the  programs  and  data 
you  are  processing)  in  the  mil- 
lions of  bytes  (characters).  How- 
ever, most  software  packages  you 
are  likely  to  purchase  will  not 
utilize  this  amount  of  memory. 
Thus,  money  is  being  spent  for 
features  that  will  never  be  used. 

Before  you  buy  any  computer 
or  computer  program,  ask  your- 
self, "Am  I  sure  I  need  this,  do  I 
know  what  to  do  with  it,  will  it 
serve  my  purposes  or  am  I  just 
buying  an  expensive  toy?" 

Invest  your  time  before  you 
buy:  Don't  by  misled  by  the 
advertising  that  states  all  you 
have  to  do  to  become  an  expert 
is  to  master  the  three  page  man- 
ual that  comes  with  the  machine. 


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While  you  do  not  have  to  under- 
stand the  inner  workings  of  a 
computer  to  successfully  operate 
one,  you  will  not  become  profi- 
cient with  your  machine  if  you 
have  only  allotted  yourself  one 
or  two  hours  to  become  fully 
educated. 

Learning  to  master  the  com- 
puter, like  any  other  task,  takes 
dedication  and  time.  If  you  don't 
want  to  invest  the  time,  don't 
invest  your  money.  You  will  only 
add  to  the  already  large  number 
of  purchasers  of  unused 
equipment. 

"I  have  a  staff  to  do  bookkeep- 
ing, inventory  record  keeping, 
etc.,  so  why  should  I  have 
to  know  anything  about  compu- 
ters and  programs?" 

That's  an  often  heard  statement. 

Yes,  you  may  not  be  a  very 
small  enterprise.  But  even  with 
several  people  in  your  office  you 
must  know  how  a  computer  works 
if  you  are  to  own  one. 

First,  you  want  to  be  able  to 


have  some  control  of  the  opera- 
tion so  that  your  employees  don't 
become  your  "partners"  by 
stealing.  There  are  articles  and 
books  on  how  to  combat  compu- 
ter fraud  or  computer  ripoffs. 

Secondly,  if  your  operation  is 
rather  small,  one  employee  for 
instance,  or  two,  with  only  one 
versed  in  the  operation  of  the 
computer,  what  do  you  do  if  that 
person  takes  sick,  quits  or  is  oth- 
erwise unavailable?  Answer:  You 
pitch  in  imtil  the  problem  is  solved 
and  recordkeeping  doesn't  grind 
to  a  halt. 

A  final  word.  A  computer  is 
nothing  more  than  a  tool.  Care- 
ful forethought  prior  to  its  pur- 
chase will  allow  you  to  reap  all  of 
the  potential  benefits  it  can  offer. 

Arnold  L.  Kanov  is  a  CPA, 
CMC  and  CISA.  He  heads  A.L. 
Kanov  &  Associates,  a  Miami- 
based  computer  consulting  firm. 
He  has  more  than  30  years  of 
experience  assisting  clients  in 


the  selection,  design  and  imple- 
mentation of  computer-based 
systems. 


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A  ROYAL  IDEA 
FOR  MOTHER'S  DAY 
-CRANBERRY 
QUEEN  CAKE 

Every  year,  on  the  second 
Sunday  in  May,  America's 
mothers  are  honored  by  Presi- 
dential proclamation,  but  surely 
what  makes  this  date  especially 
significant  for  them  is  the 
thoughtful  remembrances  they 
receive  from  their  families. 

Cards,  flowers  and  presents 
are  bound  to  please,  but  a  gift 


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which  is  prepared  with  loving 
hands  to  celebrate  the  occasion 
will  surely  be  most  appreciated. 
So  make  mother  "queen  for  a 
day"  and  plan  with  father,  sister 
and  brothers  to  take  over  moth- 
er's chores. 

Early  in  the  morning,  before 
mother's  up,  bake  a  spectaculeu' 
cake  which  will  delight  and  sur- 
prise her — and  one  all  the  family 
will  enjoy. 

"Cranberry  Queen  Cake"  is  at 
once  pretty,  delicious  and  easy 
enough  for  novice  bakers  to  pre- 
pare. Two  can  share  in  making 
this  cake;  one  can  mix  the  ingre- 
dients for  the  batter  and  the 
other  can  whip  up  the  frosting. 

The  luscious  batter  for  this 
bundt  shaped  cake  combines 
butter,  sugar,  baking  powder, 
flour,  lemon  juice,  eggs, 
cranberry-orange  relish  and 
chopped  nuts.  The  fluffy  pink 
frosting  is  prepared  with  butter, 
confectioners'  sugar  and  jellied 
cranberry  sauce. 

Let  the  littlest  hands  in  the 
house  have  the  pleasure  of  deco- 
rating the  frosting  by  sprinkling 
silver  dragees  on  top. 

Along  with  the  cake,  serve  a 
scintillating  drink  to  toast  mother 
on  her  day.  "Lady's  Roseberry 
Cup"  is  simply  made  by  mixing 


cranberry  apple  drink,  ginger  ale 
and  pineapple  juice.  Serve  it  by 
pitcher  or  punch  bowl  over  ice 
and  garnish  with  orange  slices 
and  cherries  or  strawberries. 

Presented  with  these  thought- 
ful treats,  mother  will  not  only 
feel  like  a  "queen  for  the  day," 
but  will  consider  her  family  very 
royal,  indeed. 

CRANBERRY  QUEEN  CAKE 

(Makes  1  bundt  cake)  ' 

2  cups  (4  sticks)  butter  or 

margarine,  at  room  temperature 
2  cups  sugar 
2  tablespoons  lemon  juice 


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listings  and  Sales  of 

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Lawrence  W.  Pink 

Old  Cordwood  Path 

Duxbury,  MA  02332 

(617)934-6076 


Vines  For  S»ale 

Ben  Lears  &  Pilgriins 

At  Market  Prices 
For  Further  Details,  Call: 

(608)  378-4069 

Or  Write: 

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Route  2  Box  92 

Warrens,  Wl  54666 


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MOTHER  will  need  neither  scepter  nor  golden  coach  to  feel  like  "queen  for  a  day"  when 
presented  with  this  easy  to  make,  but  delicious  "Cranberry  Queen  Cake"  and  a  toasting  drink, 
"Lady's  Roseberry  Cup." 

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8  eggs 

4  cups  sifted  cake  flour  or 

3%  cups  sifted  ull-purpose  flour 
1/2  cup  each  cranberry-orange 

relish  and  chopped  nuts 
1/2  teaspoon  baking  powder 

FROSTING: 

3/4  cup  jellied  cranberry  sauce 
1/4  cup  butter  or  margarine, 

softened 
1  pound  confectioners'  sugar 
Silver  dragees 

Beat  butter  until  light  and  fluffy. 
Gradually  beat  in  sugar.  Beat  in 
lemon  juice.  Beat  in  eggs  one  at  a 
time,  beating  until  smooth  after  each 
addition.  Add  flour,  relish,  nuts, 
baking  powder,  and  stir  quickly  until 
well  blended.  Pour  batter  into  a 
greased  and  floured  12  cup  bundt 
cake  pan.  Bake  in  a  preheated  slow 
oven  (300"  F)  for  1  hour  and  25  min- 
utes or  1  hour  and  30  minutes  or 


until  cake  tests  done.  Cool  in  pan  5 
minutes,  tap  to  loosen  cake  and  invert 
pan  onto  a  rack.  Remove  pan.  Cool 
cake.  In  a  bowl,  mix  cranberry  sauce 
and  butter.  Gradually  stir  in  sugar. 
Place  cake  upside  down  on  serving 
platter.  Swirl  frosting  on  the  top  and 
sides  of  the  cake.  Sprinkle  top  of 
cake  with  silver  dragees. 

LADY'S  ROSEBERRY  CUP 

(Serves  8) 

1  quart  (4  cups)  cranberry 
apple  drink,  chilled 

2  cups  pineapple  juice 
2  cups  ginger  ale 
Orange  slices 
Cherries  or  strawberries 

Mix  cranberry  apple  drink  with 
pineapple  juice  and  ginger  ale.  Pour 
over  ice  cubes  in  large  pitcher  or 
punch  bowl.  Add  orange  slices, 
cherries  or  strawberries.  Serve  in 
champagne  glasses  or  punch  cups. 


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Centrifugal  Piunp 

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There  Avere  plenty  of  pieces  of  impressive  looking  equipment 
to  gaze  at  wishfully  at  last  year's  100th  anniversary  celebra- 
tion by  the  Cape  Cod  Cranberry  Growers'  Association.  In  the 
top  photo  on  the  preceding  page,  Lee  Kozsey  and  Bob  Petersen 
show  off  Bravo  fungicides.  In  the  bottom  photo,  sisters  Brenda 
and  Judy  Cowan  are  ready  to  make  sales  at  the  cranberry  bake 
shop  they  had  set  up.  Assisting  them  are  Barry  Card  and  Dean 
Wambolt. 


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Volume  52,  No.  6 


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MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVILLE 
ATTENTION:  Cooperating  growers  arc 
•till  needed  for  the  llsh  hydroiysate  fertil- 
izer study.  You  must  have  an  area  of  3 
acres  or  l9$$  that  can  l>e  Isolated  for  Irriga- 
tion. Early  Black  and  Howes  acreage 
accepted.  Contact  Carolyn  DeMoranvllle 
(295-2213)  as  soon  as  possible. 


As  of  April  1st,  there  are  3  points  of  a 
possible  10  that  favor  keeping  quality  in 
the  1988  Massachusetts  crop.  The  fore- 
cast is  for  poor  keeping  quality.  This 
would  be  a  good  year  to  consider  late 
water  for  qual  ity  control.  Early  water  bogs, 
particularly  those  that  will  be  dry  harv- 
ested, should  have  fungicide  treatments 
applied  at  the  proper  time.  A  cool,  dry 
spring  favors  quality  fruit,  but  these  have 
been  few  and  far  between  in  the  past  15 
years. 

OREGON 

Coos  County  ranks  first  in  the  state  In 
cranberry  production,  second  in  sheep 
production  and  fourth  In  dairy  production. 


This  year's  Cranberry  Princesses  for  the 
Bandon  Cranberry  Festival  are  Melissa 
Durel,  Deena  Flynn,  Anne  McMakln  and 
Kerry  Nordstrom. 

WISCONSIN 

A  board  of  review  in  Biron  recently 
turned  down  a  challenge  by  three  cran- 
berry companies  of  their  1987  assessments. 

The  companies  are  Biron  Cranberry 
Co.,  Dempze  Cranberry  Co.  and  North- 
land Cranberries  Inc. 

The  growers  claim  that  a  proper  assess- 
ment would  have  been  between  $2,300 
and  $4,000  an  acre.  Assessor  Barbara 
Pauls  called  her  assessment  of  between 
$6,000  and  $13,000  an  acre  "fair." 

The  growers  also  had  challenged  Mrs. 
Paul's  1985  assessments,  which  were 
upheld  by  a  village  board  of  review  but 
reversed  in  Wood  County  Circuit  Court. 
Later,  however,  the  District  IV  Court  of 
Appeals  upheld  the  assessments.  The 
Wisconsin  Supreme  Court  has  been  peti- 
tioned for  a  review  of  the  appeals  court 
decision. 


The  slate  hopes  to  have  ready  this 
month  a  repellent  that  kills  the  tick  that 
^reads  the  dreaded  Lyme  disease. 

Ed  Bergman,  a  pesticide  specialist  with 
the  Wisconsin  Department  of  Agriculture, 
wald  the  state  Is  studying  the  repellani 
PeriTtanone. 


Farm  bankruptcies  are  down  more  than 
42  percent  in  western  Wisconsin  for  the 
first  quarter  of  1 988  compared  to  the  same 
period  last  year,  according  to  U.S.  Bank- 


ruptcy Court  records. 

There  were  75  farm  bankruptcies  in  thl 
first  three  months  of  this  year.  The  numbc 
for  the  first  quarter  of  '87  was  130. 


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hilip  Marucci  Honored 
By  Growers  &  Friends 


y  ELIZABTH  CARPENTER 

Phil  Marucci  called  Ed  lipman 
■conniver."  Ed  Lipman  spoke 
f  his  long-time  friend  as  "tena- 
lous"  and,  on  occasion,  "obsti- 
ate."  And  New  Jersey's  cran- 
erry  growers,  Rutgers  Uni ver- 
ity colleagues,  and  friends  rose 
applaud  Marucci,  research 
rofessor  in  entomology  and 
Ktension  specialist  in  cranberry 
nd  blueberry  culture.  Cranberry 
nd  Blueberry  Laboratory, 
Ihatsworth,  N.J.,  and  a  man 
■ho  has  devoted  much  of  his  life 
)  New  Jersey's  cranberry  and 
lueberry  industries. 


Without  question,  Lipman  said, 
"Phil  has  earned  growers'  love 
and  respect." 

To  his  many  friends,  it  didn't 
seem  possible  that  the  119th 
winter  meeting  of  the  American 

COVER  PHOTO 
A  MODEL  stands  in  front  of 
a  rapidly  growing  hybrid 
willow  that  has  shot  from 
seedling  to  the  height  shown 
in  the  photo  in  only  two  years. 
The  tree  is  an  Australian 
import.  The  story  is  on  page 
18. 


Cranberry  Growers  Association 
(ACGA)  officially  marked  the 
retirement  of  Philip  E.  Marucci, 
a  fine  scholar  and  inveterate 
researcher.  Even  more  amazing 
was  the  fact  that  the  very  mod- 
est Marucci  actually  appeared  to 
accept  the  accolades  of  those  who 
long  regarded  him  as  instru- 
mental to  the  success  of  this 
state's  modern  cranberry  and 
blueberry  industries.  In  fact,  Ed 
Lipman,  the  architect  of  this 
tribute,  had  to  do  considerable 
conniving  to  prevent  a  last  min- 
ute "escape"  by  the  self-effacing 
honored  guest. 


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Growers  and  friends  presented 
Marucci  with  a  greenhouse,  an 
unusual  retirement  gift,  but  one 
in  keeping  with  the  fact  that 
nobody  regards  him  as  a  typical 
retiree.  Able  to  outwork  many 
men  half  his  age;  an  avid  reader 
of  the  classics;  a  talented  author 
who,  in  his  college  days,  could 
have  majored  in  English  but 
chose  entomology;  a  researcher 
who  helped  identify  the  sharp- 
nosed  leafhopper  as  the  vector  of 
blueberry  stimt  disease^ ;  a  breeder 
of  magnificent  day  lilies;  a 
teacher:  these  are  just  a  few  of 
Marucci's  achievements.  Far 
more  at  ease  in  the  field  than  in 
the  spotlight,  Marucci,  growers 
know,  prefers  to  let  his  work 
speak  for  him.  However,  they 
welcomed  the  opportunity  to 
thank  a  man  who  means  so  much 
to  New  Jersey's  agricultural 
community. 


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THE  BALANCE  of  February's 
ACGA  meeting  addressed  topics 
ranging  from  Dr.  Nicholi  Vor- 
sa's  ongoing  cranberry  breeding 
program  to  the  U.S.  Army  Corps 
of  Engineers'  wetlsmds  regula- 
tions impacting  cranberry  bog 
development. 

James  Gibson,  state  statisti- 
cian, N.J.  Agricultural  Statistics 
Service,  reported  New  Jersey's 
1987  cranberry  production  totaled 

280,000  barrels,  down  14  percent 
from  the  1986  production  of 
325,000  barrels.  The  1987  area 
harvested,  3,200  acres,  was  100 
acres  less  than  1986.  New  Jer- 
sey's yield  averaged  87.5  barrels 
per  acre,  down  from  the  record 
yield  of  98.5  barrels  per  acre  in 
1986.  Total  value  of  the  state's 
crop  was  $14.8  million,  23  per- 
cent greater  than  the  ten  year, 
1978-87,  average  of  $12.0million. 
Edward  V.  lipman,  vice  pres- 
ident of  New  Jersey's  Agricultu- 
ral Society  and  a  four-term 
Rutgers  University  trustee,  put 
Gibson's  report  into  historical 
perspective  when  he  reminded 
growers  that,  in  1946,  New  Jer- 
sey's 450  growers  in  seven  coun- 
ties harvested  an  average  of 
90,000  barrels  annually,  on  13,000 
acres  of  bogs^.  Today,  about  50 


growers  primarily  located  il 
Burlington  County,  harvest  ap 
proximately  300,000  barrel 
annually  on  almost  10,000  fewe 
acres.  Improved  yields  directl; 
reflect  Marucci's  research  as  wel 
as  the  water  harvesting  methoi 
developed  by  William  S.  Haines 
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rights  produce  flower,  (2) 
)wers  are  weaker  and  shorter 

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entomology,  with  20%  of  his  time 
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However,  Stretch's  research  will 
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Many  factors  influence  yield, 
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ALTHOUGH  a  southern  New 
Jersey  deer  may  remind  a  hunter 
from  Maine  of  a  Great  Dane  with 
antlers,  these  comparatively 
small  specimens  continue  to  do 
considerable  damage.  Win  Cow- 
gill,  Warren  County  agricultural 
agent,  discussed  techniques  used 
to  discourage  hungry  deer  from 
devastating  agricultural  crops  in 
Warren  and  Hunterdon  coimties. 
Everything  from  repellents  like 
creosote  and  a  product  marketed 
by  Weyerhauser  to  installation 
of  electrified  wire  fencing  are 
being  tried.  Researchers  at  Penn- 
sylvania State  University  are 
having  good  luck  with  electrified 
fencing,  Cowgill  said. 

He  told  growers  that  staff  from 
the  state's  Division  of  Fish  and 
Game  will  assist  with  this  fenc- 
ing design.  Meanwhile,  gun  club 
members  are  encouraged  to  sup- 
port a  doe  day  in  order  to  curtail 
the  expanding  deer  population. 

Keith  Arnesen,  agricultural 
meteorologist,  Cook  College, 
Rutgers  University,  assured 
growers  the  agricultural  forecast 
program  will  continue.  NOAH 
radio  carries  Arnesen's  daily 
report  from  7  a  m.  to  10  a.m.  with 
an  update  from  1 2  noon  to  3  p.m. 
Additionally,  anyone  with  a  home 
computer  may  access  the  Rutgers 
Extension  Service  bulletin  board 
weather  service  by  dialing 
1-800-722-0335. 

Ed  Butler,  USDA  animal 
damage  control  office,  en- 
couraged growers  to  respond  to 
his  swan  damage  questionnaire. 
Swans  and  Canadian  Geese  are 
protected  by  federal  law.  There- 
fore, swan  control  measures  only 
have  a  chance  of  being  adopted 
when  a  substantial  statistical 
base  identifies  them  as  a  major 
source  of  crop  damage.  Mean- 
while, if  growers  have  questions 
about  damage  control ,  Butler  may 
be  reached  at  his  Basking  Ridge, 
N.J.  office  by  calling  (201)647- 
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DarUngton  and  Stephen  V.  Lee 
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it  is  important  that  a  dialogue  bwry 
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agencies  and  New  Jersey'jaw 
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Lee's  recommendation,  ACG^p 
members  appointed  William  SM 
Haines,  Jr.,  vice  president  of  NeMi  ii 
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sent  their  position  at  meetingi 
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liirry/cranberry  research 

«i  incil,  noted  the  council's  sound 

J  iancial  position.  Annually  the 

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^he  center.  "We  are  a  self-help 

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-gacy,  "  RUTGERS 
ISAGAZINE,  January/ 
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>ew  Jersey  —  Part  I, 
CRANBERRIES,  January 
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I.  Phil  Marucci  and  Harry  J. 
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Cficiency  in  the  Winter  Flood- 
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Public  concern  about  the  safety 
of  releasing  live,  genetically 
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ria. Jerry  D.  Caulder,  Ph.D.,  pres- 
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of  Mycogen  Corporation,  des- 
cribed the  new  technology  at  a 
recent  agricultural  biotechno- 
logy conference  in  Washington, 


D.C. 

The  process  used  to  kill  the 
bacteria  turns  them  into  tiny 
capsules  containing  an  environ- 
mentally safe  insecticide,  or  bio- 
toxin.  The  capsule,  analogous  to 
the  gelatin  capsule  used  to  pro- 
tect human  pharmaceuticals  until 
they  reach  the  stomach,  protects 
the  fragile  biotoxin  until  it  is 
eaten  by  an  insect  pest. 

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nies  are  working  on  genetically 
ttgineered  bacteria  for  use  as  al- 
jmatives  to  chemical  pesticides. 
uch  bacteria  can  be  engineered 
produce  natural  toxins  that 
ill  crop-eating  insects  but  are 
afe  for  humans,  benefical 
isects,  or  other  living  things.  If 
ffective,  these  biopesticides 
Tould  help  to  eliminate  the  health 
1  nd  environmental  risks  caused 
y  chemical  pesticides. 
But  the  EPA  has  been  slow  to 
pprove  field  tests  of  live  geneti- 
ally  engineered  bacteria  because 
f  concern  that  the  microbes 
light  multiply  and  spread, 
ausing  unforeseen  environmen- 
al  problems.  The  first  such  tests 
'^ere  approved  in  1987,  after 
elays  as  long  as  four  years. 
Mycogen's  management 
ealized  in  1984  that  the  com- 
any  was  not  going  to  win  quick 
;PA  approval  for  tests  of  live, 
enetically  engineered  biopest- 
:ides. 

"Only  big  chemical  compan- 
38  have  the  resources  to  with- 
tand  years  of  delay,"  says 
vaulder,  who  advises  the  U.S. 
Congress  on  release  of  geneti- 
ally  engineered  organisms  and 
ther  public  policy  issues  raised 
ty  biotechnology.  "When  you're 
unning  a  smaller  biotech  com- 
)any,  you've  got  to  get  your  pro- 
lucts  to  market  before  your 
aoney  runs  out." 

So  Mycogen's  scientists  set  out 
o  find  a  way  to  satisfy  EPA's 
;oncern.  Andrew  C.  Barnes,  a 
ihemical  engineer  with  an  M.B.A. 
legree,  suggested  that  Mycogen 
dll  its  genetically  engineered 
)acteria.  Then  the  company  could 


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Mycogen's  biologists  initially 
dismissed  the  idea.  Killing  the 
bacteria  would  destroy  the  cell 
wall,  they  reasoned,  and  deacti- 
vate the  insect  toxin  within. 

But  Barnes,  now  Mycogen's 


vice  president  for  operations  and 
corporate  development,  persisted. 
He  and  other  Mycogen  scientists 
developed  a  process  combining 
heat  and  chemical  treatments 
that  killed  the  bacteria,  while 
cross-linking  the  molecules  of  the 
cell  wall.  The  researchers  had 
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containment  of  experimental 
organisms  in  the  environment; 
they  had  invented  a  tiny,  natu- 
ral capsule  that  prolongs  the 
effectiveness  of  the  toxin. 

By  killing  the  bacteria,  Myco- 
gen  was  able  to  start  field  tests  of 
its  first  genetically  engineered 
biopesticide  in  1985,  two  years 
before  the  much -publicized  initial 
field  test  of  live  genetically  bac- 
teria. The  field  tests  of  the  MCap 
biopesticide  delivery  system 
indicate  that  the  toxin  remains 
active  two  to  five  times  longer 
than  biopesticides  made  without 
genetic  engineering. 

"We  found  a  technological 
solution  to  a  social  problem," 
says  Caulder,  who  spent  15  years 
of  his  career  as  an  executive  in 
the  chemical  pesticide  industry 
and  owns  and  manages  several 
farms.  "We  also  got  out  two  to 
three  years  ahead  of  our  compet- 
itors in  field  testing  our  products." 

Mycogen  plans  to  complete 
final  tests  and  market  the  MCap 
biopesticide  delivery  system  by 
1990. 

As  more  companies  conduct 
safe  tests  of  live  genetically 
engineered  microbes,  Mycogen 's 
management  anticipates  that  the 
EPA  will  approve  such  tests  more 
quickly.  At  that  time,  the  com- 
pany plans  to  develop  live  genet- 
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bacteria  will  have  their  own 
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The  MCap  biopesticide  deliv- 
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The  day  of  the  commerical 
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knows  how  much  it  can  earn  on 
your  monthly  average  balance 
and  has  an  idea  of  what  it  costs 
to  handle  items  for  your  account. 

Thus,  banks  impose  a  monthly 
service  charge  and  add  a  fee  for 
the  "excess"  items  handled.  These 
rates  vary  from  one  section  of 
the  coimtry  to  another,  even  from 
one  bank  to  another  within  the 


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same  city. 

It  is  a  safe  assumption  that 
your  bank  is  charging  anywhere 
from  $5  to  $10  per  month  service 
charge  for  which  they  will  give 
you  about  ten  free  items.  This  is 
for  a  level  of  average  balance 
and  you'll  get  additional  free 
items  for  having  additional 
money  on  deposit. 

A  hefty  $5  to  $30  is  charged  if 
you  issue  a  check  against  insuf- 
ficent  funds.  You  have  to  take 
into  account  a  "holding  period" 
so  that  you  don't  issue  checks 
against  uncollected  funds.  Issu- 
ing bad  checks  of  any  sort  leads 
to  embarrassment  and  becomes 
a  blemish  on  your  bank  record 
and  with  the  payee.  In  at  least 
two  states,  California  and  Flor- 
ida, depositors  have  sued  banks 
for  "unconscionable"  fees  and 
have  won  damages. 

Sometimes  banks  will  pay  out 
against  uncollected  deposits  and 
will  impose  a  special  service 
charge  for  this  service.  However, 
many  banks  are  reluctant  to  pay 
out  checks  drawn  against  uncol- 
lected funds  for  fear  of  suffering 
monetary  losses. 

Here  are  some  pointers  for  get- 
ting the  best  utilization  of  your 
checking  account  and  keeping 
charges  to  a  minimum: 
1-Study  the  rate  structure.  A 
sole  proprietor  or  partner  may 
find  it  costwise  to  transfer  funds 
from  personal  savings  accounts 
to  the  company's  commercial 
account.  Losing  $26  interest  (at 
5%)  will  get  free  items  each  month, 
more  than  making  up  for  lost 
interest,  and  the  cushion  will 
help  as  protection  against  issu- 
ing n.g.  checks. 

2- Avoid  n.g.  charges.  Make 
sure  your  check  book  is  kept  up 
to  date  and  properly  balanced  so 
that  there  are  so  unintentional 
overdrawings. 

3-Consolidate  payments. 

Are  you  paying  for  some  services 
on  a  weekly  basis?  Try  to  put 
these  payments  on  a  monthly 
basis.  This  will  reduce  activity 
charges  and  also  reduce  cost  of 


printed  checks. 
4-Reque8t  special  service. 

If  you  receive  checks  from  prime 
business  organizations, 
governmental  bureaus,  etc.,  ask 
the  bank  to  give  immediate  credit. 
This  will  help  with  the  problem 
of  uncollected  funds.  A  new  Fed- 
eral law,  not  yet  in  effect,  is 
going  to  govern  how  long  banks 
may  hold  checks  to  clear. 

5-Space  your  transactions. 
You  can  show  a  higher  average 
balance  if  you  draw  checks  a  few 
days  after  making  deposits — 
checks  you  are  drawing  against 
collected  funds,  e.g.,  you  have 
$5,000  on  deposit,  deposit  $5,000 
and  draw  checks  for  $5,000.  Try 
making  deposits  on  Fridays 
(checks  will  clear  even  on  days 
banks  are  closed  where  checks 
deposited  clear  through  a  clear- 
ing house)  and  issue  checks  on 
Mondays  or  Tuesdays.  It  will 
take  time  to  reach  vendors  and 
time  to  be  charged  against  your 
account.  If  possible,  mail  to 
regional  office  across  state 
lines — you  will  get  another  few 
days  of  what  is  called  "float" 
(time  lapse  for  checks  to  clear). 

Shop  neighborhood  banks. 
If  you  feel  that  you  are  paying 
too  much  for  service  charges, 
shop  banks  in  your  neighborhood. 
Ask  the  manager  to  discuss  fees. 


If  banks  are  "hungry"  at  any 
particular  time  for  more  depos- 
its, there  will  be  some  competi- 
tion and  reductions  to  your 
benefit.  Smaller  banks,  es- 
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the  biggies  and  will  offer 
inducements  to  get  your  account. 
Try  to  find  openings  of  new  banks 
(or  new  neighborhood  branches) 
and  try  to  get  charter  depositor 
status. 

If  you  do  a  little  "shopping," 
you  will  find  that  banks  are  not 
set  in  their  rates .  They  will  bend. 
Managers  especially  will  go  out 
of  their  way  to  show  home  office 
that  they  are  bringing  in  new 
accounts. 

There  is  always  the  method  of 
making  threats  to  move  if  you 
feel  that  charges  for  service  and 
activity  are  too  high.  With  the 
proliferation  of  banking  faciU- 
ties  and  present  situation  of 
banks  crossing  state  lines,  you 
can  strike  a  bargain  for  reducing 
present  fees. 

These  are  but  a  few  cost-saving 
devices.  There  are  probably  many 
that  you  can  uncover  by  analyz- 
ing your  checking  account.  Also, 
ask  neighborhood  merchants  to 
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Curry  says  the  tree  is  espe- 
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"The  rapid  growth  of  these 
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fi-om  the  Australian  state  of  Vic- 
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Uebergang,  have  sold  thousands 
of  trees  across  Australia. 

Neil  and  his  wife,  Alix,  are 
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Curry  and  Uebergang,  who 
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than  50  years  of  farming  expe- 
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provide  a  substantial  windbreak 
within  one  season  of  planting, 
Curry  says. 

In  Australia,  the  trees  are  suc- 
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"In  fact,"  says  Ciury,  "we  have 
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Besides  being  sought  for  wind 
and  fire  breaks,  the  trees  also  are 
eyed  as  a  means  of  preventing 
soil  and  water  erosion  and  con- 
trolling soil  salinity  levels. 
Properly  established  willow 
hybrids,  with  their  rapid  growth 
rate  and  vigorous  root  system, 
can  reduce  and  check  erosion, 
Curry  says. 

For  wind  erosion,  lines  of  trees 
are  planted  across  the  direction 
of  prevailing  winds.  They  are 
also  effective  on  the  banks  and 
in  the  beds  of  water  courses, 
Curry  notes. 

Regarding  salinity,  their  value 
lies  primarily  in  controlling  water 
tables  to  prevent  and  reverse 
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In  fire  areas,  the  trees  will 
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pine — and,  if  scorched,  they  will 
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The  Australian  hybrid  will 
thrive  wherever  ordinary  wiUows 
and  even  poplars  grow,  Curry 
says.  Because  it  is  so  hardy,  it  is 
resistant  to  most  pests  and  dis- 
eases common  to  other  varieties, 
he  adds. 

The  species  does  not  sucker 
and — because  it  does  not  have 
brittle  wood — the  problem  of 
uncontrolled  spread  of  the  trees, 
especially  in  waterways,  can  be 
averted,  the  Australian  business- 
men claim.  In  arid  regions,  the 
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The  Aussie  willow  is  decidu- 
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many  other  trees,  if  an  evergreen 
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as  the  trees  mature,  the  very 
dense  stem  structure  intertwines 
to  form  a  filtering  wind  break, 
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Problem  Employee 
The  Drug  Addict 


By  BRYAN  E.  MILLING 

Drug  abuse  has  become  a 
national  epidemic.  An  accurate 
measure  of  the  number  of  addicts 
in  the  population  remains  elu- 
sive. But  the  U.S.  Drug 
Enforcement  Administration 
estimates  that  20  million  people 
use  marijuana  and  30  million 
people  have  tried  cocaine.  The 
number  of  people  abusing  these 
and  other  drugs  undoubtedly  runs 
into  the  millions. 

Apart  from  the  human  costs, 
drug  abuse  costs  businesses  bil- 
lions of  dollars  annually.  The 
larger  proportion  of  those  costs 
come  from  the  thefts  stimulated 


by  the  abusers'  need  for  the  drugs 
to  feed  their  habits. 

To  illustrate  the  problem,  note 
that  the  cost  for  a  gram  of  cocaine 
ranges  from  $50  to  $150  per  day. 
Assume  an  addict  spends  $75 
per  day  to  support  his  cocaine 
habit.  Addiction  precludes  holi- 
days. So,  that  daily  expenditure 
adds  up  to  $27,375  over  the  course 
of  a  year.  Hard  core  addicts  may 
spend  four  times  as  much. 

On  a  cumulative  basis,  Fed- 
eral Drug  Enforcement  Agency 
estimates  place  the  total  expen- 
ditures for  cocaine  addicts  alone 
at  $160  million  per  day.  That 
accumulates  to  $60  billion  per 


year.  Expenditures  for  other 
drugs  add  an  estimated  $50  bil- 
lion to  that  annual  total. 

Two  considerations  make  those 
estimates  even  more  disturbing. 
First,  they  may  fall  well  below 
the  real  expenditures.  Uncer- 
tainty surrounds  any  estimates 
of  illicit  drug  use.  Moreover,  the 
expenditures  for  drugs — part- 
icularly cocaine — are  growing. 
A  bad  problem  is  becoming  worse. 

Obviously,  any  addict  on  your 
payroll  feels  tremendous  finan- 
cial pressure  to  obtain  drugs. 
That  makes  your  business  a  likely 
target  for  theft.  The  addict  may 
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sale  elsewhere.  Addicts  in 
responsible  positions  may  have 
the  opportunity  for  embez- 
zlement. In  other  instances,  an 
addict  may  "finger"  your  pre- 
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sionals in  exchange  for  part  of 
the  stolen  goods. 

Drug  addiction  also  can  impose 
a  less  obvious  form  of  financial 
damage  on  a  business.  Drug 
addicts  experience  higher  levels 
of  absenteeism.  That  often  can 
disrupt  the  operations  in  a  small 
firm  or  department  in  a  larger 
business.  Moreover,  an  addict's 
productivity  level  falls  well  below 
a  healthy  worker's.  That 
undoubtedly  damages  the  prof- 
its in  many  business  enterprises. 

The  potential  financial  damage 
makes  it  imperative  that  you 
identify  any  drug  addicts 
employed  in  your  business. 
Unfortunately,  that  task  often 
becomes  more  challenging  than 
many  managers  realize.  Drug 
abuse  does  provide  some  identi- 
fiable effects.  But  many  of  those 
effects  also  can  result  from  con- 
ditions and  circumstances  that 
have  nothing  to  do  with  drug 
abuse. 

Drowsiness  represents  a 
common  example.  Some  illicit 
drugs  induce  drowsiness.  But 
drowsiness  also  results  from 
many  nonprescription  drugs  used 
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Many  people  also  use  prescrip- 
tion drugs  that  induce  drowsi- 
ness without  the  knowledge  of 
their  fellow  employees.  People 
contending  with  allergies,  dia- 
betes, and  asthma  often  receive 
drug  therapy  that  produces 
drowsiness  as  a  side  effect.  So, 
drowsiness  does  not  prove  that 
an  employee  abuses  illicit  drugs. 

Nor  does  finding  tablets,  cap- 
sules, or  other  forms  of  drugs 
automatically  mark  a  person  as 
an  addict.  Ordinary  prescription 
and  nonprescription  medicines 
don't  necessarily  differ  in 
appearance  from  illicit  drugs. 
Distinguishing  between  illicit 
and  legal  drugs  requires  a  trained 
technician  using  complicated 
laboratory  procedures.  Simple 
visual  inspection  isn't  reliable. 

Indeed,  the  common  per- 
ception of  the  obvious  signs  of 
drug  abuse  easily  can  be  mis- 
leading. Overreacting  to  those 
signs  can  lead  to  unfortunate 
false  accusations.  That  potential 
rziises  the  need  for  managers  to 
remain  alert  to  other  signs  that 
may  suggest  drug  abuse. 

As  one  example,  dramatic 
changes  in  an  employee's  job 


performance  may  indicate  a 
potential  drug  problem.  Of  course, 
such  changes  also  can  result  fi-om 
other  problems.  A  divorce,  a  death 
in  the  family,  or  a  problem  with 
a  child  can  become  a  severe  dis- 
traction for  an  employee.  But  in 
the  absence  of  such  circumstan- 
ces, a  sudden  change  in  perfor- 
mance may  result  from  drugs. 

Drug  abusers  also  may  display 
contrasting  extremes  of  activity 
and  inactivity.  Sudden,  emotional 
responses  to  minor  problems  may 
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may  fluctuate  between  apathy 
and  intense  interest  in  their  job 
tasks. 

A  significant  change  in  an 
employee's  personal  appearance 
stands  as  another  indication  of 
potential  drug  abuse.  The  crav- 
ing for  drugs  can  make  the  addict 
indifferent  about  his  appearance. 
That  bleeds  over  into  other  hab- 
its. Even  eating  can  become  an 
indifferent,  irregular  activity. 

Some  more  specific  signs  also 
should  arouse  suspicion, 
especially  when  a  person  already 
ejdiibits  other  signs  of  drug  abuse. 
Furtive  behavior  may  sigrnal  a 
fear  of  discovery  of  hidden  drugs. 
Sunglasses  at  inappropriate 
times  may  represent  an  effort  to 
hide  dilated  or  constricted  pupils 
indicative  of  drug  abuse.  Always 
wearing  long  sleeve  garments — 
even  on  hot  days — may  result 
from  the  need  to  hide  needle 
marks.  If  a  severe  habit  forces 
an  employee  to  use  drugs  while 
on  the  job,  you  may  find  the 
abuser  in  closets  or  storage  rooms 
at  odd  times. 

Persistent  efforts  to  borrow 
money  from  fellow  employees  also 
may  suggest  drug  abuse.  Those 
efforts  may  represent  the  final 
alternative  to  stealing  from  the 
business  to  support  an  expen- 
sive drug  habit. 

Of  course,  standing  alone,  none 
of  the  above  signs  prove  an 
employee  is  abusing  drugs.  But 
recurrent  signs  in  a  particular 
employee  suggest  the  need  for 
further  investigation. 

At  the  same  time,  the  above 
clues  represent  behavior  common 
among  those  abusing  different 
drugs.  The  different  drugs  also 
elicit  specific  manifestations  that 
can  help  identify  abusers: 

Cocaine:  After  taking  cocaine, 
people  commonly  become  over- 
confident and  talkative.  They 
report  feelings  of  stimulation, 
exhilaration,  and  exaggerated 
euphoria.  Addicts  typically 
"snort"  cocaine  through  the  nose 
where  it  is  absorbed  through  the 
nasal  lining.  So,  abuse  often 
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Stimulants:  Amphetamines 
and  related  drugs  are  commonly 
referred  to  as  uppers,  pep  pills, 
bennies  or  speed.  So,  users  often 
show  signs  of  excessive  activity. 
They  may  appear  extremely 
nervous  and  become  irritable  and 
argumentative.  Pupils  will  dilate. 
Users  may  develop  bad  breath 
suggestive  of  garlic,  onion  or 
alcohol.  Abusers  often  have  per- 
sistent wet  lips  which  tend  to 
chap. 

Narcotics  (Opiates):  Addicts 
usually  "mainline"  heroin, 
injecting  it  directly  into  a  vein. 
Immediately  after  a  dose,  addicts 
reportedly  experience  dreamlike 
euphoria.  Pupils  become  con- 
stricted and  they  do  not  respond 
to  light.  The  addict  may  not  feel 
pain  and  may  become  unrespon- 
sive to  stimuli.  After  awhile,  the 
addict  often  goes  into  a  state 
that  approaches  a  stupor,  called 
"on  the  nod."  After  repeated 
injections,  users  develop  scar 
tissue  or  tracks  on  their  arms  or 
legs. 

Hallucinogens:  The  "trips" 
produced  by  hallucinogens  such 
as  LSD  may  last  for  several  hours. 
So,  users  probably  will  not  take 
such  drugs  at  work.  The  signs  of 
any  such  use  will  be  clearly  evi- 
dent.  Physically,  the  drug 


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unpredictable  mental  reactions. 

Marijuana:  Usually,  "pot" 
produces  a  slowly  growing 
intoxication,  accompanied  by  a 
sense  of  well  being.  This  may 
give  way  to  euphoria,  sometimes 
accompanied  by  loud,  rapid  talk- 
ing, bursts  of  laughter,  or  ani- 
mated behavior.  When  rolled  into 
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ordor  similar  to  burnt  rope. 

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By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVILLE 

Dr.  Frank  Caruso  of  the  Massachusetts 
Cranberry  Experiment  Station  was  invted 
to  speak  at  grower  meetings  in  the  state  of 
Washington.  He  was  in  the  area  from  April 
18-21,  gave  two  talks,  toured  many  of  the 
bogs  with  Dr.  Bristow  and  generally 
received  an  education  in  the  disease  prob- 
lems of  the  area.  All  told,  a  fine  exchange 
of  information  and  Frank  was  able  to  bring 
back  some  nice  pictures. 

WISCONSIN 

By  ELDEN  J.  STANG 

The  100th  Anniversary  celebration  of 
the  Wisconsin  Cranberry  Growers  Asso- 
ciation will  be  held  Aug.  1 7  at  the  Gaynor 
Marsh,  off  Highway  54  near  Wisconsin 
Rapids. 

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The  Fourth  Annual  International  Sym- 
posium on  Vacclnlum  Culture  will  be  held 
from  Aug.  13-17,  culminating  with  a  visit 
by  the  1 20  attendees  from  1 6  countries  to 
the  100th  Anniversary  fete  of  the  Wiscon- 
sin Cranberry  Growers  Association.  On 
Aug.  13  there  will  be  a  tour  of  blueberry 
fields  In  East  Lansing,  Mich.  Aug.  IS  will 
be  spent  at  the  University  of  Wlsconsln/- 
Madison  for  a  scientific  program. 


At  this  writing,  there  had  not  been  an 
appreciable  rain  in  the  area  for  six  weeks. 
Weather  aside,  there  are  signs  of  a  good 
crop  ahead.  Vines  are  excellent  and  there 
is  a  good  bloom. 

The  varroa  mite  is  proving  a  problem  to 
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OBITUARY 

Clajrton  Garnett  of  Biron,  Wise, 
cranberry  marketing  fieldman  until 
last  year,  died  recently  at  age  79. 

Prior  to  assuming  the  fieldman 
post,  he  had  been  federal  soil  con- 
servationist until  1973. 

Garnett  served  in  the  Air  Force 


from  1942-45. 

Besides  his  wife,  La  Verne,  he  is 
survived  by  two  daughters,  a  grand- 
son and  three  sisters. 

A  member  of  the  Immanuel  Luth- 
eran Church,  he  aided  the  church's 
rollerskating  program. 

Memorials  may  be  given  to  the 
elevator  fund  at  Immanuel  Luther 
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Acarapis  Woodi  and  Varroa  Jacobsoni 


A  Mitey  Big  Problem 


By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

Some  Massachusetts  beekeep- 
ers are  banding  together  and 
enlisting  the  cooperation  of 
cranberry  growers  to  deal  with  a 
"mitey"  big  problem: 

Hives  in  the  cranberry  grow- 
ing region  of  the  state  have 
"dwindled"  because  of  tracheal 
mite  {Acarapis  woodi)  infestation 
and  migratory  hives  may  further 
threaten  the  state's  bee  industry 
with  Varroa  jacobsoni,  the  var- 
roa mite. 

"We're  in  deep  trouble,"  said 
Wareham's  Peter  Wilson,  who 
raises  bees  part  time.  "If  we're  in 
trouble,  cranberry  growers  are 
in  trouble.  They  have  pollina- 
tion needs  virtually  in  one  basket 
and  it  is  falling  apart." 

Part-time  bee  inspector  Wayne 
Andrews  estimates  that  there  are 

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ED  LIPMAN'S  own  honors 
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of  his  father,  Jacob,  as  the 
family  tradition  of  service  to 
New  Jersey  agriculture  and 
Rutgers  University  continue. 
A  story  on  the  Lipman  Legacy 
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between  1 ,000  and  2,000  bee  hives 
in  Pljmiouth  Coimty,  an  estimate 
he  cannot  verify  because  there 
are  no  hive  registration  require- 
ments in  the  state.  He  is  receiv- 
ing reports  of  80  to  90  percent 
loss  of  hives  over  this  past  winter. 

"The  local  bees  are  not  there," 
Andrews  said  this  May.  "We  don't 
know  how  good  the  migratory 
people  are  this  year,  but  the  good 
citrus  flow  they  had  this  year 
will  help  keep  the  colonies  strong. 
Growers  are  really  dependent  on 
the  migratory  bees." 

Massachusetts  cranberries  are 
pollinated  about  80  percent  from 
migratory  bees  and  20  percent 
locally. 

Wareham's  Wilson  suffered  a 
90  percent  loss  in  his  hives  over 
the  winter  before  he  discovered 
the  culprit  was  the  hard  to  detect 
tracheal  mite. 

There  are  no  specific  symptoms 
of  this  mite  infestation.  As  with 
other  bee  diseases,  sick  individ- 
uals tend  to  leave  the  hive. 


resulting  in  a  reduced  colony — a 
condition  beekeepers  call  'dwin- 
dle." Time  consuming  microscopic 
examination  of  the  thoracic  tra- 
chea is  the  only  method  of 
diagnosis. 

"We  do  have  trachea  mite,  but 
we  don't  know  how  extensive," 
Wilson  said.  "There  are  only  two 
or  three  people  in  the  common- 
wealth that  can  diagnose  it,  but 
we  suspect  it  is  spreading  fast. 
Pollination  this  year  will  not  be 
what  it  should  be." 

Publicity  about  bee  disease  this 
season  has  highlighted  the  threat 
of  varroa,  which  one  beekeeper 
compared  to  "getting  the  AID's 
virus."  Tracheal  mite,  by  com- 
parison, is  regarded  by  bee  experts 
as  a  "flu-like"  condition  and 
something  that  beekeepers  can 
tolerate. 

However,  the  impact  of  the 
mite  in  southeastern  Massachu- 
setts is  proving  to  be  severe. 

Tracheal  mite  has  almost  cer- 
tainly been  a  bee  parasite  since 


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overpopulated,  such  as  Great 
Britain  and  Switzerland,  bees 
seemed  to  be  susceptible  to  infes- 
tations. Mites  also  increase  in 
regions  having  a  succession  of 
poor  honey  flows. 

Bee  inspector  Andrews  noted 
that  Plymouth  and  Barnstable 
counties,  where  most  Massachu- 
setts cranberries  are  grown,  tend 
to  have  "very  poor  honey  flows." 

Cranberry  flowers  themselves 
are  poor  producers  of  pollen  and 
nectar.  Acidic  wetlands  in  the 
area,  Andrews  explains,  tend  to 
result  in  a  "general  lack  of  flow- 
ers" that  support  honey  bee  pop- 
ulations with  enough  honey  for 
overwintering  hives.  Several 
miles  away  from  cranberry 
country,  where  there  are  more 
field  crops  and  fewer  wetlands, 
hives  tend  to  be  stronger  and 
better  honey  producers. 

With  tracheal  mite  infestation, 
only  the  adult  honey  bees  are 
affected  internally.  Beekeepers 
think  mites  may  be  spread  between 
hives  by  infected  drones  that 
drift  between  colonies.  Drones 
have  been  known  to  travel  up  to 
several  miles  from  their  home 
hive. 

There  is  no  danger  to  humans 
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produced  by  a  mite-infested  col- 
ony is  not  affected  in  any  way. 
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may  decline  over  a  period  of 
months  or  even  years  without 
treatment  and  eventually  the  hive 
may  succumb  to  a  variety  of 
viral  or  bacterial  diseases. 

The  disease  can  be  treated  with 
menthol,  the  same  ingredient  used 
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Varroa  Mite 
Coming  Next? 

Beekeepers  already  struggling 
with  a  tracheal  mite  infestation 
in  Massachusetts  are  worried  that 
the  varroa  mite  {Varroa  Jacob- 
soni)  is  coming  next. 

Varroa  has  been  found  in  13 
states  and  is  threatening  the 
nation's  bee  industry.  Bees  are 
responsible  for  the  pollination  of 
about  $20  billion  worth  of  crops 
in  the  United  States,  including 
the  $188  million  cranberry  crop. 

This  past  April,  the  federal 
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roa  mite  was  detected  in  Wiscon- 
sin. However,  the  quarantine  was 
lifted  after  proving  too  costly 
and  unmanageable,  and  inspec- 
tion was  turned  over  to  individ- 
ual states. 

"There  is  no  question  in  my 
mind  varroa  will  be  here  if  it  is 
not  already,"  said  Peter  Wilson, 
a  part-time  beekeeper  from 
Wareham.  "It  is  easy  to  identify. 
Treatment  involves  a  rotation  of 
miticides  to  prevent  build-up  of 
immunity." 

Wareham  cranberry  grower  Jim 
Ashley,  who  raises  his  own  bees, 
warns  that  cranberry  grow- 
ers may  be  without  enough  bees 
for  pollination  within  the  next 
few  seasons.  He  noted  that  there 
are  severe  management  problems 
with  overwintering  of  hives  in 
the  area  and  the  threat  of  mite 
infestation  may  provoke  a  quar- 
antine of  migratory  hives,  on 
which  the  cranberry  industry 
relies  heavily. 

The  varroa  mite  has  a  complex 
life  cycle  as  an  ectoparasite  of 
both  worker  and  drone  larvae, 
pupae  and  adult.  It  can  be  clearly 
noticed  on  the  thorax  of  an 
infected  adult.  These  mites  do 
the  most  damage  while  in  the 
brood  cells.  The  result  is  dead 


brood,  deformed  adults  and, 
eventually,  dead  colonies.  The 
mite  may  also  act  as  a  vector  of 
disease,  through  woimds  produced 
during  feeding  on  the  bee. 

Beekeepers  serving  Massachu- 
setts cranberry  growers  warn  that 
pollination  will  not  be  thorough 
this  year  and  may  even  decrease 
further  over  the  coming  growing 
seasons  until  mite  disease  can  be 
controlled.  To  date,  there  are  no 
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"contrary  to  past  Pesticide  Board 
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Dwight  Peavey,  executive 
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the  proposed  regulations  "pre- 
mature." He  noted  that  "an  over- 
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be  developed  first  before  restrict- 
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half  mile  radius  around  wells." 

Peavey  and  others  said  the 
regulations  were  difficult  to  imder- 
stand,  even  as  to  which  products 
are  to  be  restricted.  The  proposal 
targets  "known  or  probable  car- 
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without  specifically  naming  them, 
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Growers  expressed  concern  that 
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By  HARVEY  TRABB 

(Reprinted  by  permission  from 
Rutgers  Magazine) 

He  was  just  a  boy  then,  seven 

years  old  or  so,  and  dressed  up 

in  a  Sunday  suit,  a  towhead 

standing  next  to  a  brick  wall. 

At  the  signal  from  his  father, 


the  boy  reached  up  and  pulled  a 
cord,  rolling  back  a  little  red 
curtain  and  unveiling  a  plaque. 
He  looked  up  at  it  while  the 
crowd  applauded. 

Though  he  was  still  too  young 
to  comprehend  the  words,  the 
boy  had  been  told  what  they 


meant.  The  building  was  named 
in  honor  of  his  grandfather- 
first  dean  of  agriculture  of 
Rutgers,  third  director  of  the 
New  Jersey  Agricultural  Experi- 
mental Station— a  man  he'd 
never  known. 
"At   that    point    I   felt   an 


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immense  sense  of  pride,  but  also 
intimidation,"  says  Edward  V. 
Lipman  Jr.,  boy  turned  now 
into  man,  as  he  remembers  the 
events  of  that  singular  day  in 
1955.  "I  remember,  even  then, 
that  I  would  have  a  powerful 
reputation  to  live  up  to." 

"Have  you  done  that?"  he  is 
asked. 

"Not  yet,"  he  says,  then 
pauses.  "Not  yet." 

GRANDSON  of  a  dean  and 
son  of  a  four-term  University 
trustee,  Ned,  as  he  prefers  to  be 
called,  is  a  graduate  of  Ohio 
University  now  working  on  a 
doctorate  in  geography  at 
Rutgers. 

He  is  director  of  continuing 
professional  education  at  Cook 
College,  a  position  he  has  held 
since  1978.  Ned's  office  off 
Ryders  Lane  overlooks  the  fields 
of  Horticultural  Farm  Two,  land 
his  grandfather  acquired  for  the 


college  long  ago.  There,  some  of 
the  college's  farm  animals  graze 
in  subtle  counterpoint  to  the 
bustling  noise  of  the  Route  1 
corridor  nearby. 

Ned  leans  back  in  his  chair 
and  looks  over  at  a  picture  on 
the  wall.  The  photo  shows  his 
grandfather  standing  with  Dr. 
William  Martin,  his  successor 
as  dean. 

"We  need  a  sense  of  institu- 
tional history  as  well  as  per- 
sonal history,"  Ned  says,  wav- 
ing a  hand  toward  the  picture. 
"In  those  days,  big  men  cast 
big  shadows.  They  could  impact 
more  profoundly  on  their  sys- 
tems than  we  can  today.  Men 
like  my  grandfather  made  this 
college  and  this  University.  It's 
important  for  us  all  to  know 
where  we  came  from." 

Where  Ned  himself  came  from 
is  a  family  perhaps  unique  in 
modern  Rutgers  history  for  most 


of  the  last  100  years,  since  Ned's 
grandfather  came  to  New  Bnins- 
wick  in  1894  to  study  at  the 
State  College  for  the  benefit  of 
Agriculture  and  the  Mechanic 
Arts,  which  today,  several 
incarnations  later,  stands  as 
Cook  College. 

THE  LIPMAN  family  came 
originally  from  Russia,  where 
Jacob  Goodale  Lipman  was  bom 
in  1874,  the  oldest  son  in  a  fam- 
ily of  nine  children.  The  lip- 
mans  came  to  America  in  1888 
and  settled  in  New  York  City, 
but  life  there  wasn't  kind  to 
them.  In  1892  they  moved  to  an 
agricultural  colony  in  Woodbine, 
New  Jersey,  on  the  sandy  soil 
of  Cape  May  County,  where 
immigrants  could  work  as 
farmers. 

In  Woodbine,  Jacob  received 
training  in  practical  agriculture 
and  the  basic  sciences.  Then, 
after  winning  a  state  scholar- 


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ship,  Jacob  packed  his  modest 
possessions  and  journeyed  to 
Rutgers  to  become  a  freshman 
in  the  Class  of  1898. 

The  young  man  was  befriended 
by  Edward  B.  Voorhees,  Class 
of  1881,  an  eminent  authority 
on  soils  and  fertilizers  and  suc- 
cessor to  George  H.  Cook  as 
director  of  the  New  Jersey 
Agricultural  Station.  Voorhees 
helped  Lipman  obtain  a  room 
at  the  college  farm  on  the  out- 
skirts of  New  Brunswick. 

THERE,  Jacob  Lipman  awoke 
before  dawn  to  milk  cows  and 
clean  the  barns  for  a  few  cents 
an  hour  before  he  began  his  day 
of  classes.  He  pedaled  across  New 
Brunswick  to  New  Jersey  Hall, 
then  the  headquarters  of  the 
experiment  station,  on  a  bicycle, 
carrjdng  a  water  pistol  with  a 
weak  ammonia  solution  in  it  to 
discourage  the  dogs  that  liked  to 
chase  him  up  George  Street  as  he 
threaded  his  way  between 
pedestrians  and  horse-drawn 
wagons.  In  class,  he  sat  with 


pencU  stub  in  hand,  listening  to 
Voorhees  explain  the  little  that 
was  then  known  of  the  role  of 
microbes  in  soil  fertility  and  plant 
growth. 

Voorhees  encouraged  Jacob  to 
devote  his  studies  to  soil  chemis- 
try, plant  nutrition,  and  soil 
microbiology.  After  graduating 
from  Rutgers  with  honors  in  1898, 
Jacob  did  graduate  work  at  Cor- 
nell, receiving  his  Ph.D.  in  1903. 
By  that  time,  he  was  married 
and  on  the  faculty  at  Rutgers, 
where  he  established  a  depart- 
ment of  soil  chemistry  and  bac- 
teriology and  taught  agricultu- 
ral chemistry.  His  wife,  Cecilia, 
an  1899  graduate  of  Hunter  Col- 
lege in  New  York  City,  was  an 
adult  student  in  the  New  Jersey 
College  for  Women,  now  Dou- 
glass College,  from  which  she 
graduated  in  1922.  They  had  three 
sons.  Leonard  (RC'25),  the  eld- 
est, attended  Rutgers  and  later 
became  an  investor  and  bus- 
inessman. Twins  Daniel  and 
Edward  Voorhees  Lipman, 


named  in  honor  of  Jacob's  men- 
tor, are  both  Rutgers  College 
Class  of  '33  and  retired  exec- 
utives. 

Jacob  lipman  climbed  Rutgers' 
academic  ladder  at  a  steady  pace, 
becoming  a  full  professor  of  soil 
fertility  and  bacteriology  in  1910. 
In  1911  he  succeeded  Voorhees 
as  director  of  the  experiment  sta- 
tion and,  in  1915  became  Rutgers' 
firstdean  of  agriculture.  He  would 
hold  both  posts  until  his  death  in 
1939. 

IN  December  1910,  shortly 
before  Lipman  became  director, 
a  young  Russian  immigrant 
came  to  him  for  advice  on  his 
plans  to  study  science  and  medi- 
cine. Because  the  youth  had  dif- 
ficulty with  the  English  language, 
they  conversed  mainly  in  Rus- 
sian; Lipman  convinced  him  of 
the  advantages  of  a  career  in 
scientific  agriculture  and 
persuaded  him  that  Rutgers  was 
the  place  to  learn.  The  young 
man  was  Selman  A.  Waksman 
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studies  of  soil  microorganisms  were 
to   yield  the  discovery   of  the 
antibiotic  streptomycin,  the 
wonder  drug  that  cured  tubercu- 
losis and  won  him  a  Nobel  Prize. 
In  the  early  days,  Lipman  had 
a  staff  of  23  professionals  and  a 
budget  of  $75,000.  There  were 
only  25  undergraduates  and  no 
graduate  students.  During  his 
i'Jyears  as  director  and  dean,  the 
rofessional  staff  grew  to  over 
00,  and  by  1939,  the  budget 
ncreased  to  more  than  half  a 
illion  dollars  and  the  student 
ipulation  to  334  undergraduates 
,nd  78  graduate  students. 
With  scientific  knowledge, 
litical  skill,  a  desire  to  serve, 
d  a  personal  style  that  made 
lim  friends  at  all  levels  of  society, 
Jpman  and  his  staff,  in  effect, 
reached  into  the  fertile  New  Jer- 
sey soil  and  pulled  out  a  college. 
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crop  varieties,  entomology,  agri- 
cultural economics,  and  agricul- 
tural engineering.  Dairy  cattle, 
oysters,  and  everything  from 
poultry  to  peaches  grown  in  New 
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improvement  by  the  experiment 
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Lipman  established  and  edited 
the  noted  journal  Soil  Science — 
the  first  in  its  field  in  this 
country — in  191 6  and  kept  active 
in  teaching,  research,  and  scho- 
larly publication  for  as  long  as 
his  administrative  duties  would 
allow.  Between  1899  and  1928, 
he  published  some  120  journal 
articles  and  books;  even  as  his 
other  responsibilities  grew,  he 
managed  about  one  publication 
a  year  during  his  last  1 1  years  of 
Ufe. 

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to  farmers  and  others  who 
couldn't  enroU  as  regular  students 
of  the  college.  He  himself  taught 
many  of  these  sessions.  Today 
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administered  by  a  Lipman— 
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IN  his  biography  of  Lipman, 
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ment Station  from  one  of  secon- 
dary significance  to  one  of  the 
leading  scientific  and  agricultu- 
ral institutions  in  the  world." 

As  the  experiment  station's 
fame  spread,  so  did  Lipman's.  In 
July  1925,  he  was  one  of  a  small 
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renown  summoned  to  Dayton, 
Tennessee,  by  Clarence  Darrow 
to  testify  at  the  Scopes  trial  in 
defense  of  the  teaching  of  Dar- 
win's evolutionary  theory.  Lip- 
man made  the  trip,  but  in  vain; 
the  judge  ruled  scientific  testim- 
ony irrelevant  to  the  case. 

For  all  his  increasing  promi- 
nence, Jacob  Lipman  never  lost 
the  human  touch.  He  might  con- 
clude a  series  of  meetings  in 
Washington  or  a  phone  call  with 
the  governor,  then  change  into 
work  clothes  and  display  his 
student-day  skills  in  a  campus 
milking  contest. 

In  recognition  of  his  many 
contributions,  Lipman  was 
selected  as  one  of  the  first  recip- 
ients of  the  Rutgers  University 
Award,  also  known  as  the 
"Rutgers  Medal. "It  was  inscribed 
simply,  "For  Outstanding  Ser- 
vice to  Rutgers/Sept.  14, 
1934/Awarded  to  JGL." 

FOR  grandson  Ned,  working 
near  lipman  Hall  and  riding 


occasionally  along  lipman  Drive, 
his  grandfather's  achievements 
and  the  honors  to  his  family  1 1; 
name  reinforce  the  sense  of  pride 
and  desire  to  accomplish  that  he 
felt  at  the  ceremony  in  1955. 

The  office  he  administers  isl 
rolling  up  a  record  of  service  oi 
which  Ned  is  proud  in  his  ownl 
right.  During  the  last  academic 
year,  his  office  ran  126  courses  Its 
serving  more  than  7,000  people  if 
from  43  states  and  16  foreigrjli 
countries. 

"I  feel  lucky  to  be  the  directoi 
of  a  program  that  makes  so  manj 
contributions  to  the  work  peoplt 
are  doing  for  agriculture  anc 
environmental  preservation,' 
Ned  says.  "That  it  happens  to  b< 
something  my  grandfathe; 
established  is  a  special  source  o 
personal  pride  as  well. 

"The  philosophy  of  sharinj 
the  University's  reso-urce 
through  continuing  educatioi 
was  a  good  idea  at  the  turn  of  th 
century  and  it's  an  even  bette 


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iv^  ea  today,"  he  adds.  "This  is 
Dti  icoblipman's  tradition  living." 

lils  That  tradition  hves  also  in  the 
idi  Bmories  of  people  who  knew 
Ihi  icob  Lipman  and  to  this  day 

are  anecdotes  about  him  with 
i  i  jd.  The  dean's  shining  smile, 
eo  ispitality  and  warm  sense  of 
)wi  imor  were  legendary,  as  was 
mi  s  keen  interest  in  bridge  and 
sei  imp  collecting. 
oplThe  dean's  house,  just  above 
iigl  e  College  Pond  and  today  the 

adquarters  for  the  college's 
«ta  ime  economics  department,  was 
lan  e  center  of  the  campus  for  rea- 
opl  ns  not  solely  geographic.  Rene 
an  ibos — later  to  become  famous 
on,  the  discoverer  of  the  antibio- 
tol  gramicidin  and  as  a  philo- 
thi  pher  of  science — lived  there  as 
cei  graduate  student  newly  arrived 

im  France.  Holiday  dinners 
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were  invited  to  share  the  dean's 
hospitality,  as  were  others  from 
the  college. 
ONE  of  those  holiday  meals 


gave  the  dean's  son,  Ed,  a  taste 
of  things  to  come. 

"I  particularly  remember  one 
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kid,"  Edward  Lipman  says.  "Pop 
got  a  'Jersey  crate'  of  cranberries 
— a  special  gift  pack  of  about  30 
pounds — all  red  like  cherries  in 
the  cedarwood  container,  and  I 
couldn't  wait  to  bite  into  one. 
Well,  I  did,  and  boy,  was  it  bitter! 
Later  my  mother  showed  us  how 
she  cooked  them  down  for  cran- 
berry sauce  and  such,  but  I'll 
never  forget  my  first  taste  of 
those  cranberries!" 

Cranberries  would  come  to  play 
a  major  role  in  Ed's  life,  as  most 
of  his  career  was  spent  at  the 
cranberry  cooperative.  Ocean 
Spray,  first  as  a  field  man  and 
later  as  an  executive.  He  became 
a  cranberry  grower  himself,  with 
bogs  in  Ocean  County.  Ed's  sons, 
Ned  and  Jeffrey,  are  partners  in 
the  enterprise. 

Retired  now  as  southeast  area 
manager  for  Ocean  Spray,  Ed 
talks  easily  about  days  gone  by 
and  the  Lipman  contributions  to 
Rutgers.  In  an  office  filled  with 


plaques,  memorabilia  and  the 
clocks  that  he's  collected  for  years, 
Ed's  constantly  ringing  telephone 
is  a  reminder  of  the  vigorous 
pace  he  sets  for  himself  in  spite 
of  his  76  years. 

Since  Ed's  great  love  is  music, 
many  of  the  stories  he  shares  fol- 
low that  theme.  One  of  his  fond- 
est memories  is  of  himself  in 
1918,  dressed  up  as  "Uncle  Sam," 
performing  with  twin  brother  Dan 
at  George  and  Albany  streets  in 
New  Brunswick  to  sell  Liberty 
Bonds. 

A  saxophonist,  Ed  organized 
bands  that  entertained  locally 
and  played  club  dates  at  the 
shore  in  the  19308. 

"MY  father  has  a  great  ability 
to  concentrate,"  he  remembers. 
"I'd  be  rehearsing  a  10-piece 
orchestra  in  the  house,  and  he'd 
be  in  the  next  room  writing  a 
scientific  paper  and  never  be  dis- 
tracted by  the  music." 

Shortly  after  graduation  from 


Rutgers,  Ed  went  to  the  Univer  » 
sity  of  California,  Berkeley,  where  4 
his  uncle,  Charles,  Rutgers  Col- 
lege Class  of  1904,  was  the  firslli' 
dean  of  the  graduate  school.  Ed(i 
taught  bacteriology  there  foiR 
a  while,  then  returned  to  Rutgers  !i 


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"  Agriculture's  Agricultural  Adjust- 

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"In  the  course  of  those  jobs,  I 
/as  on  perhaps  10,000  farms  in 
few  Jersey,  talking  to  farm 
perators  about  their  problems, 
irhat  it  means  to  be  in  agricul- 
are,  and  so  on,"  he  says. 

ED'S  years  of  contact  with 
le  farm  community  stood  him 

good  stead  when,  in  1946,  a 
nend  offered  him  a  job  with 
teean  Spray,  enrolling  cranberry 

owers  to  supply  the  firm. 

"The  first  year  I  got  39  percent 
f  the  Jersey  crop  and  in  five 

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verage.  We  had  13,000  acres  of 
ranberries.  Today  there  are  50 
rowers  and  we  grow  320,000 
arrels  on  2,500  acres." 

ED  was  president  of  the  state 
card  of  Agriculture  in  1972  when 

rmer  New  Jersey  Secretary  of 
griculture  Philip  Alampi  (Ag'34, 

SEd'45)  asked  then-Gov.  Wil- 
am  T.  Cahill  to  appoint  Ed  to 
1  unexpired  term  on  the  Rutgers 
oard  of  Trustees.  Cahill  did  so 

id  lipman  has  been  reappointed 
iree  times  since. 

As  a  trustee,  Ed  has  held  many 
>mmittee  appointments  and 

(airmanships  serving  Cook,  the 
lollege  of  Engineering,  athle- 
Ics  and  the  library.  He  has 
(laired  the  trustees'  buildings 
nd  grounds  committee  and 
irved  as  a  trustee  member  of 
t  e  Rutgers  Board  of  Governors' 
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|ent  of  his  class. 


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involved  him  in  controversy  on  a 
number  of  occasions  over  the 
past  several  years,  particularly 
in  matters  involving  the  sale  or 


lease  of  University  real  estate. 

"Some  of  my  stands  on  land 
issues  and  the  recent  faculty 
reorganization  were  pretty 
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But  when  you're  a  trustee,  it's 
our  obligation  to  support  the 
i^erall  good  of  the  University  as 
3U  see  it,  no  matter  what  it  costs 

DU." 

A  family  perspective  on  the 

tasons  for  the  famous  Lipman 

;rsistence  on  matters  problema- 

c  was  offered  by  Ed's  son,  Ned, 

ho  approaches  things  from  the 

ime  point  of  view: 

"The  personaUty  that  Rutgers 

Ij  innotes  is  more  important  to  a 

fipman  than  to  some  others, 

irhaps,  because  of  our  unique 

3  to  an  institution  that  has 

ken  care  of  us  now  for  three 

pnerations.  If  we're  not  shy  about 

eaking  up,  ask  tougher  ques- 

I  ;)ns  or  don't  go  away  as  quietly 

II  someone  else  might,  it's 
cause  of  that  need  to  know 
at  the  University's  personal- 
r  is  what  we  feel  it  should  be." 

1|ASKED  about  his  personal 
lilosophy  of  service,  Edward 
pman  thinks  for  a  minute. 


tapping  on  the  arm  of  his  chair. 

"I've  got  no  right  being  on  the 
board  of  trustees  except  for  what 
I  can  do  for  the  students  and  our 
common  future,"  he  says.  "In 
the  final  analysis,  that's  why  a 
person  serves  as  a  trustee.  And 
that's  what  the  University's  there 
for." 

Ed  looks  at  the  plaques  and 
awards  surrounding  him,  feeling 


the  memories  they  evoke. 

"I  never  really  got  to  work  at 
Cook  like  my  father  did,  or  my 
son,"  he  continues,  "but  I'm 
delighted  to  see  Ned  working 
there  and  following  the  tradition 
of  his  grandfather,  because  his 
grandfather  was  some  hell  of  a 
guy." 

That  seems  to  run  in  the  fam- 
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scientist.  Dr.  John  C.F.  Tedrow 
(GSNB'50) — professor  emeritus  of 
soils  at  Rutgers,  fourth  editor  of 
the  journal  Soil  Science,  author 
of  standard  texts  on  Arctic  soils 
and  the  soils  of  New  Jersey — 
Jacob  Lipman 's  career  remains 
a  landmark  today.  Tedrow  gives 
this  account: 

"Looking  back  at  a  lifetime  of 
soils  work  in  agriculture,  I  would 
say  that  perhaps  Lipman  had 
more  influence  on  the  scientific 


aspects  of  American  agriculture 
than  any  other  individual.  The 
world  focused  on  Lipman  and 
Rutgers  then;  he  took  Rutgers 
with  him  in  the  recognition. 
During  Lipman 's  time,  Rutgers 
was  the  most  prestigious  center 
for  soils  research  in  America. 

"When  the  first  International 
Congress  on  Soils  Science  was 
organized  in  Washington,  D.C., 
in  1927,  Lipman  was  selected  to 
be  the  president.  He  got  the 
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Calvin  Coolidge,  to  give  the 
keynote  address. 

"After  the  congress,  Lipman 
arranged  for  a  national  tour.  He 
had  a  special  train  that  went 
from  coast  to  coast,  up  into 
Canada  and  down  through  the 
plains,  stopping  at  the  experi- 
mental stations  to  see  soils  and 
sites.  About  300  people  lived  on 
the  train. 

"Lipman  arranged  to  have  soil 
scientists  come  out  and  give  lec- 
tures along  the  way.  He  got  funds 
from  the  private  sector  to  under- 
write the  trip  for  those  coming 
from  Europe,  so  it  cost  them 
nothing  for  the  30-day  tour.  I 
always  thought  this  was  a  tre- 
mendous national  feat,  not  only 
for  soil  science,  but  also  politi- 
cally and  academically,  tying 
Lipman  in  with  the  worldwide 
community. 

"Lipman's  signal  accomplish- 
ments were  in  the  field  of 
microbial  populations  in  the  soil. 
He  was  an  international  pioneer 


on  nitrogen  fixation  in  legiunes — 
the  part  that  legumes  play  in  soil 
fertility  and  the  general  micro- 
biology of  the  soil. 

"By  today's  standards ,  he  would 
be  a  microbial  ecologist.  That  is, 
he  was  interested  in  the  field 
effect,  total  reactions,  the  whole 
ecological  aspect  of  soil  microb- 
ial populations. 

"Lipman  built  up  a  very  envi- 
able reputation;  he  was  recog- 
nized throughout  the  world.  He 
had  as  much  recognition  in 
Europe  as  he  did  here  on  campus." 

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672  Honeybee  Populations  and  Fruit  Set  in  Cranberry 3.50 

772  Surface  Water  Quality  in  Drainage  Areas  of  Cranberry  Bogs 3.50 

573  insecticide  Toxicity  to  Honeybees  3.50 

673  Prolonging  the  Life  of  Harvested  McFariin  Cranberries 3.50 

274  Effect  of  Light  on  Cranberry  Seed  Germination 3.50 

374  Effect  of  Temperature  on  Germination  of  Cranberry  Seeds  3.50 

275  Analyses  of  Cranberry  Marsh  Discharge  Waters-Progress  Report  3.50 

976  Response  of  Cranberry  Bogs  to  Sulfur-Coated  Urea 3.50 

380  Effect  of  Trash  on  Growth  Inhibition  3.50 

680  Aircraft  Spraying  and  Fruit  Rot  3.50 

880  Ocean  Spray  Golden  Anniversary 3.50 

281  Fairy  Ring  Control 3.50 

481  The  Rope-Wick  Weed  Wiper 3.50 

781  Cranberry  Pollination  in  British  Columbia  3.50 

282a         1981  Fungicide  Trials 3.50 

282b         Abbott  Lee's  3  Wheel  Water  Harvester 3.50 

582  Fungus  Research  at  University  of  Wisconsin 3.50 

183  Fungicide  Trials  on  Cranberries 3.50 

283  Cross-Fertilization  Experiments 3.50 

583  Bogside  Wildlife 3.50 

783  Orthene  Experiments  3.50 

284  The  Cranberry  In  History 3.50 

884  Modifications  to  Furford  Picker-Pruner 3.50 

685  Sex  Attractant  Traps 3.50 

1285a       integrated  Pest  Management:  What  It  Means 3.50 

1285b       Picking  at  the  63rd  Parallel 3.50 

486  Appropriate  Rates  for  Lorsban 3.50 

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387  A  Survey  of  Cranberry  Dieback 3.50 

487  A  Rationale  for  Pruning 3.50 

587  Ditch  Stonecrop  and  Its  Control  3.50 

687  Control  With  Fydulan 3.50 

787  Using  Furloe  and  Fusllade 3.50 

987  Insecticide  Timing  to  Control  Frultworm 3.50 

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Problem  Employee:  The  Alcoholic 


By  BRYAN  E.  MILLING 

Many  people  enjoy  alcoholic  bev- 

ages  in  moderation.  But  enjoyment 

ows  into  abuse  and  alcoholism  for 

me.  Statistics  indicate  that  6  per- 

(nt  of  those  who  drink  become 

J  acholics.  Inevitably,  many  alco- 

;  lies  bring  their  drinking  problems 

j  to  the  work  place. 

Indeed,  estimates  place  over  five 
"  j.llion  alcoholics  on  the  payrolls  of 
Jlnerican  businesses.  Lost  man  hours 
{  d  lower  productivity  costs  those 

I  sinesses  billions  of  dollars.  Nation- 
{  y ,  estimates  place  the  total  cost  of 
£;oholism  from  lost  time,  medical 
B  d  hospitalization  costs,  property 
c  mage,  and  welfare  services  at  $60 

II  lion  a  year. 

The  staggering  economic  and 
ll  man  costs  should  make  the  prob- 
Im  a  concern  for  every  business 
ninager.  From  a  positive  perspec- 
fc  e,  identifying  the  problem  drinker 
ci  benefit  both  employee  and  the 
bsiness.  With  the  proper  help,  a 
p  overing  alcoholic  can  return  as 
3  efficient,  productive  employee. 

Jnfortunately,  some  false  ideas 
h  p  the  alcoholic  hide  his  problem. 

"or  example,  many  managers 
iiume  that  it's  easy  to  spot  an 
]»( oholic  on  the  job.  Others  believe 
dit  alcoholism  becomes  a  problem 
J)  y  among  clerical  and  blue  collar 
wrkers.  Still  others  beUeve  that 
iloholics  can  chemge  their  ways 
iii  become  normal  drinkers.  These 
t'ths  obscure  the  reality  about 
3i<blem  drinkers. 

fou  can't  easily  categorize  alco- 
1!  ics.  Few  problem  drinkers  stand 
lart  from  the  crowd.  Some  are 
I  rried.  Others  remain  single.  They 
ry  be  skilled  or  unskilled  workers. 
Fey  may  be  high  level  executives, 
if  u  can't  distinguish  alcoholics  by 
Hi,  sex,  social  status,  or  occupation. 

)nly  a  few  are  caught  in  the  final 
ilges  of  alcoholism  evident  in  the 
M  row  stereotype.  An  even  smaller 
rction  of  late  stage  alcoholics  work 
0  a  living. 

Tie  problem  drinker  found  in  a 
)Hiness  doesn't  suffer  from  the 
'lakes"  or  "D.T's"  (dehrium  trem- 
li).  He's  an  early  or  middle-stage 

ijholic.  He's  beyond  theoccasional 

vy  drinking  stage  marked  by 

ligovers  and  weekend  benders. 

Itead,  he  can  no  longer  control  his 

nking.  That  puts  him  on  the  road 

hronic  alcoholism. 

Jhy  does  he  drink? 


No  common  cause  for  alcoholism 
has  become  apparent.  Some  prob- 
lem drinkers  find  relief  from  job 
related  pressures  in  alcohol.  Emo- 
tional problems  cause  others  to  drink. 
The  predisposition  towards  alcohol 
even  may  be  a  genetic  trait  inherited 
by  some  people. 

WHATEVER  the  cause,  the  employed 
problem  drinker  typically  tries  to  con- 
ceal the  true  extent  of  his  excessive 
drinking.  He  often  finds  help  fi-om  his 
fellow  employees.  They  make  excuses  for 
him.  Without  understanding  his  prob- 
lem, they  rationalize,  "He's  a  good  guy 
who  just  drinks  a  little  too  much." 
Revealing  his  problem  to  his  superiors 
remains  out  of  the  question.  Instead, 
they  help  cover  up  the  problem. 

But  an  attentive  observer  may  spot 
one  or  more  signs  characteristic  of  early 
or  middle  stage  alcoholism.  Research 
indicates  that  over  forty  such  signs  exist. 
Among  the  more  common  signs,  you 
may  notice: 

1.  Repeated  hangovers  on  the  job. 

2.  Drinking  in  the  morning  before  work. 

3.  A  high  absentee  rate. 

4.  Drinking  at  limch. 

5.  Apparent  nervousness  on  the  job. 

6.  Red  eyes  or  face. 

7.  Drinking  during  work  hours. 

8.  Often  leaves  work  early. 

9.  Unusual  excuses  for  absences. 

10.  Frequently  leaves  work  during  the 
day. 

11.  Avoids  superiors  or  associates  on 
the  job. 

12.  Frequently  appears  edgy  or  irritable. 

13.  Uses  breath  purifiers. 

14.  Frequent  lengthly  lunch  periods. 

When  observed,  a  conscientious  man- 
ager has  a  responsibility  to  the  business 
and  to  the  problem  drinker  to  take  action . 
If  left  unchecked,  the  drinker's  progres- 
sion towards  severe  alcoholism  will  con- 
tinue. So  will  the  damage  to  the  firms's 
productivity. 

In  the  past,  revealing  a  drinking  prob- 
lem typically  led  to  the  employee's  ter- 
mination. But  modem  managers  recog- 
nize that  alcoholicism  stands  as  a  medical 
problem.  Moreover,  they  realize  that  a 
positive,  treatment  oriented  action  may 
help  start  the  problem  drinker  on  the 
road  to  recovery.  That  action  also  may 
help  the  business  retain  a  valuable, 
experienced  employee. 

Where  do  you  look  for  help? 

Simply  look  under  "Alcoholism"  in 
your  telephone  company's  yellow  page 
directory.  You  will  find  listings  for  many 
public  and  private  alcoholism  informa- 
tion and  treatment  centers.  That  typi- 
cally will  include  local  chapters  of  Alco- 
holics Anonymous  and  several  public 
agencies  that  focus  on  treating  alcohol- 
ics. You  also  will  find  private  institution 
counselors  in  the  field. 

Don't  be  embarrassed  to  call  these 
organizations  for  help.  Many  businesses 
work  with  them.  Some  have  continuing 
programs  to  help  educate  employees  about 


the  dangers  in  alcoholism.  They  also  can 
help  establish  programs  to  detect  and 
help  the  alcoholic  employee. 

In  any  event,  remember  your  motiva- 
tion. Alcoholism  isn't  a  hopeless,  incu- 
rable condition.  With  help,  recovery  is 
possible.  Many  thousands  of  alcoholics 
have  returned  to  lead  successful,  produc- 
tive lives  without  alcohol. 

But  the  alcoholic  in  your  work  place 
can't  do  it  alone.  You  must  take  the 
responsibility.  Give  the  help  that  he/she 
needs  to  recover  from  his/her  debilitat- 
ing disease. 

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Wisconsin  Gets 
New  Specialist 
In  Fruit  Crops 

Teryl  R.  Roper  has  joined  the 
horticulture  faculty  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin/Madison  as 


assistEint  professor  and  extension 
specialist  for  fruit  crops. 

Dr.  Roper  fills  the  position 
formerly  held  by  Dr.  Elden  Stang, 
who  has  moved  into  a  research 
and  teaching  position  in  the 
department. 

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bility for  horticulture  extension 
activities  for  all  fruit  crops  in 
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on  the  Madison  campus. 

A  native  of  Orem,  Utah,  Dr. 
Roper  received  B.S.  (1981)  and 
M.S.  (1983)  degrees  in  botany 
from  Brigham  Yoimg  University, 
where  he  examined  the  use  of 
sterol-inhibiting  fungicides  for 
control  of  powdery  mildew  on 
apples.  His  Ph.D.  in  horticulture 
(1987)  is  from  Washington  State 
University. 

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drate  partitioning  in  sweet 
cherries. 

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ozone  pollution  on  grapevine 
photosynthesis  and  productivity. 
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By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

Chester  E.  Cross,  director  of 
he  University  of  Massachusetts 
>anbenry  Experiment  Station 
n  East  Warehsim  from  1953  until 
lis  retirement  in  1982,  died  June 
I  after  a  long  illness.  He  was  75. 

Dr.  Cross,  husband  of  Shirley 
Gale)  Cross,  was  bom  in  Maiden, 
ilass.,  later  lived  in  Wareham 
nd  then  moved  to  East  Sand- 
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College  at  Amherst,  his  master's 
degree  in  the  same  field  in  1937 
and  a  Ph.D.  in  biology  in  1940 
from  Harvard  University. 

Dr.  Cross  worked  at  the  Cran- 
berry Experiment  Station  in 
various  capacities  for  about  41 
years  and  was  an  integral  part 
of  the  growth  of  the  cranberry 
industry  in  this  century.  He  served 
as  assistant  professor  at  the  sta- 
tion for  several  years  until  1953, 
when  he  became  the  second  direc- 
tor of  the  station,  serving  until 
his  retirement  in  1982. 

He  wrote  a  great  deal  on  cran- 
berries and  many  of  his  articles 
appeared  in  CRANBERRIES  over 
the  years. 

In  1973,  Dr.  Cross  received  a 
gold  medal  from  the  Massachu- 
setts Society  for  Promoting 
Agriculture  in  recognition  of  his 
efforts  in  furthering  understand- 
ing of  agricultural  issues.  He 
was  honored  by  the  Cape  Cod 
Cranberry  Growers  Association 
in  August  1981,  when  growers 
named  their  annual  meeting  "Dr. 
Chester  E.  Cross  Day."  He  served 
on  the  Sandwich  Planning  Board 
for  15  years. 

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COVER  PHOTO 
DR.  CHESTERCROSS  empha- 
sizes a  point  during  a  1982 
interview  with  CRANBER- 
RIES Associate  Editor  Caro- 
lyn Gilmore.  Cross  died  June 
6  after  a  lengthy  illness.  Sto- 
ries about  the  former  direc- 
tor of  the  Massachusetts  Cran- 
berry Experiment  Station 
start  on  this  page. 
(CRANBERRIES  photo  by 
Carolyn  Gilmore) 


Also  a  participant  in  commun- 
ity affairs,  he  served  on  the 
Sandwich  Planning  Board  for 
15  years. 

Dr.  Cross  served  three  years 
with  the  Army  Quartermaster 
Corps  in  World  War  II  and  was 
stationed  at  the  Lawrence  Labs 
in  Lawrence,  Mass. 

Throughout  his  life,  he  was  an 
avid  hiker  and  Civil  War  buff. 

Besides  his  wife,  survivors 
include  three  sons,  Peter  N.  Cross, 
who  is  in  charge  of  the  Agency 
for  International  Development 
health  project  in  Honduras, 
Christopher  E.  Cross  of  Los 
Angeles  and  Timothy  H.  Cross 
of  Tallahassee,  Fla.;  two  broth- 
ers, Leslie  P.  Cross  of  Sarasota, 
Fla.,  and  Wareham,  and  Ken- 
neth K.  Cross  of  Tulsa,  Okla.  He 
also  leaves  four  grandchildren. 

There  are  no  memorial  hours. 
A  memorial  service  will  be  held 
at  a  later  date. 

Memorial  donations  may  be 
made  to  The  Covenant  House, 
Box  731,  Times  Square  Station, 
New  York,  NY  10108-9998.  The 
Covenant  House  serves  the  poor 
and  homeless. 

CENSUS  FORMS  WANTED 

A  drive  to  round  up  report  forms  that 
have  not  t>«en  returned  by  growers,  farmers 
and  ranchers  In  the  1987  Census  of  Agri- 
culture has  been  started  by  the  U.S.  Bureau 
of  Census. 

Bureau  officials  said  the  drive  Is  under- 
way as  part  of  an  effort  to  provide  statisti- 
cal results  to  the  nation's  agricultural 
community  as  early  as  possible. 

Agricultural  producers  received  their 
forms  last  Decemt>er.  Most  have  completed 
and  returned  them  and  the  return  rate  has 
exceeded  that  of  the  last  agriculture  census. 

According  to  Charles  Pautler,  chief  of 
the  bureau's  agriculture  division, " . . .  tfte 
completeness  and  accuracy  of  the  census 
depend  on  each  Individual  filling  out  the 
census  report  form." 


Crosses  Pick  Bog  Over 
Being  'Out  to  Pasture' 


EDITOR'S  NOTE:  The  fol- 
lowing article  by  Carolyn 
Gilmore  was  printed  in  the 
January  1982  issue  of  CRAN- 
BERRIES. 

Retirement  for  Dr.  Chester 
"Chet"  Cross,  longtime  director 
of  the  Massachusetts  Cranberry 
Experiment  Station,  has  not 
meant  the  end  of  his  growing 
seasons. 

Far  from  it. 

For  the  Cross  family  as  a  whole, 
involvement  with  the  cranberry 
industry  has  meant  more  even 
than  Chefs  leading  role  as  pro- 
fessor and  director  of  the  exper- 
iment facility  in  East  Wareham. 

Last  season,  nine  family 


members,  including  three  daugh- 
ters-in-law and  three  grandchil- 
dren, traveled  from  Bolivia,  Los 
Angeles  and  Philadelphia  to  join 
in  on  the  42nd  harvest  of  what 
Chet  refers  to  as  "my  wife's 
bog." 

The  Cross  sons— Peter,  Chris 
and  Tim — supervised  the  dry 
picking  of  their  mother's  7  acre 
bog  in  Sandwich. 

Chet's  wife,  Shirley,  the  Ocean 
Spray  member  of  the  family,  said: 
"(The  boys)  keep  the  picking 
machines  running  all  day  non- 
stop. All  they  want  to  know  is 
what's  for  supper." 

"My  wife's  bog"  has  provided 
Dr.  Cross  with  bountiful  amounts 
of  anecdotal  material  for  the 


captivating  talks  he  gives  on  the 
industry. 

"We  experiment  on  it,  too; 
especially  some  of  the  more  fan- 
tastic ideas,"  Shirley  said. 

When  Shirley  first  acquired 
the  bog,  which  is  situated  2  miles 
from  the  Cross  home  in  Sand- 
wich, it  was  pumped  by  a  1.5  hp 
Fairbanks-Morse  one  cylinder 
engine  that  made  loud  BOOM! 
BOOM!  BOOM!  noises. 

"Each  flywheel  weighed  400 
poimds,"  Shirley  said.  "It  was  a 
make  and  break  system . . .  and  it 
was  mostly  break.  It's  marve- 
lous not  having  to  sit  up  with  the 
thing  all  night." 

Now  modernized,  the  bog  today 
is  equipped  with  electric  pumps 


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"It's  awfully  hard  for  cranberry 
people  to  put  up  an  exhibit  there 
when  they  are  all  harvesting," 
Shirley  said.  "I  got  together  with 
Jean  Gibbs.  Then  we  got  fund- 
ing from  all  the  handlers." 

"Someone  has  to  be  a  spark- 
plug and  there's  no  sparkplug 
like  my  wife,"  Chet  commented. 

According  to  Shirley,  a  million 


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)RS.  SHIRLEY  GALE  CROSS  &  CHESTER  E.  CROSS  peruse 
imuch  leafed  copy  of— what  else?— Gray's  "Manual  of  Botany." 
(CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Carolyn  Gilmore) 


ind  an  electronic  temperature 
alarm  wired  into  a  nearby  cran- 
berry grower's  home. 

COMMENTING  on  the  mod- 
ern cranberry  industry,  Chet  is 
quick  to  remind  growers  that 
while  "it  has  all  come  up  roses 
for  the  last  four  years,  for  the 
prior  34  years  we  produced  more 
than  we  could  sell." 

Director  of  the  Cranberry 
Experiment  Station  from  1953  to 
1982,  Chet  says  the  station's 
continuing  role  should  be  "to 
improve  the  agricultural  technol- 
ogy of  cranberry  cultivation" 
while  making  certain  that  that 
technology  is  not  injurious  to  the 
environment. 

As  for  his  own  accomplishments 
while  director,  he  modestly 
extends  credit  to  his  "topnotch 
staff."  And  he  compliments  his 
wife  for  "keeping  me  from  mak- 
ing mistakes." 

"Her  qualifications  are  the  same 
as  mine,"  Chet  says. 

His  Ph.D.  is  in  biology,  Shirley 
has  one  in  botany. 

Shirley  is  on  the  state  board  of 
agriculture,  was  its  chair  two 
years  ago  and  has  been  secre- 


tary of  the  state  Farm  Bureau  for 
a  decade. 

Four  years  ago,  she  organized 
a  group  of  cranberry  growers' 
wives  to  stage  a  cranberry  exhibit 
in  the  Massachusetts  building  at 
the  Eastern  States  Exposition  in 
Springfield,  Mass. 


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people  file  past  the  cranberry 
exhibit  at  the  Expo  every  sea- 
son. More  common  than  any 
single  query  she  gets,  she  says, 
are  remarks  by  the  visitors  about 
the  medicinal  benefits  of  drink- 
ing cranberry  juice.  Although 
the  industry  hasn't  promoted  this 
aspect  of  the  cranberry,  the  idea 
apparently  is  as  ingrained  in  the 
public  mind  as  is  the  concept 
that  vitamin  C  prevents  colds. 

IF  ANYONE  is  qualified  to 
look  into  a  crystal  ball  emd  see 
the  future  of  the  cranberry 
industry,  it  is  Chet. 

He  says:  "It  seems  to  me  the 
future  of  the  industry  still  is  in 
the  hands  of  the  cranberry 
growers.  This  is  precisely  what 
Marcus  Urann  (first  president  of 
Cranberry  Canners,  forerunner 
of  Ocean  Spray)  wanted  it  to  be . . 
.  grower  control  of  the  crop  until 
it  hits  the  market,  grower  control 
through  cooperation  ...  it  seems 
to  me  the  future  is  bright." 

In  agricultural  production. 


cranberries  are  second  only  to 
apples  in  Massachusetts. 

"We  used  to  jockey  back  and 
forth  with  apples,"  Chet  remarked. 
"...  some  growers  seem  to 
think— and  so  do  I— that  we  will 
produce  l'^  million  barrels  of 
berries.  If  the  price  continues  to 
be  firm,  we  could  be  up  there 
with  dairy,  worth  over  one  hunred 
million  dollars  to  the  common- 
wealth." 

SEVERAL  THINGSare  clear 
about  the  Crosses'  future.  One  is 
that  they'll  continue  working  their 
bog.  Another  is  that  Chet  will 
remain  a  major  voice  in  agricul- 
ture and  the  cranberry  industry. 
And  Shirley  is  already  making 
plans  for  next  season's  Expo. 

As  for  traveling  (they've  been 
to  Nepal,  Ireland  and  Eastern 
Europe),  a  big  adventure  lies 
ahead.  Thanks  to  a  retirement 
gift  from  the  Cape  Cod  Cran- 
berry Growers  Association  of  two 
round  trip  tickets,  they'll  be 
heading  for  La  Paz,  Brazil,  where 


they'll  visit  son  Peter  and  his 
family. 

The  trip  probably  will  take 
place  at  the  end  of  the  rainy  sea- 
son in  March,  a  good  time  for 
hiking  and  seeing  the  Andean 
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Dodder 
Weed: 
Trouble 
Ahead? 

EDITOR'S  NOTE:  Dr. 
Chester  E.  Cross  wrote  many 
articles  for  CRANBERRIES. 
Printed  below  is  one  of  his 
last  pieces,  submitted  after 
his  retirement.  He  always  was 
concerned  about  sending  out 
early  warning  signals  about 
problems  in  the  field  and 
presented  those  concerns  in 
clear,  sturdy  prose. 

Dodder  is  a  parasitic  weed 
which  is  increasingly  prevalent 
on  Massachusetts  cranberry  bogs. 

It  has  esentially  no  root  and 
no  green  leaves  and  therefore 
cannot  make  food  for  itself,  but 
is  totally  dependent  for  noiuishment 
on  its  host  plant. 

By  means  of  suckers,  it  pene- 
trates the  bark  of  the  cranberry 
upright  and  absorbs  the  nutri- 
tive juices  of  the  stem.  Twining 
from  upright  to  upright  and  put- 
ting in  suckers,  it  spreads  rapidly 
and  soon  forms  a  yellow  "web" 
over  the  vines.  Leafy  tips  of  par- 
asitized uprights  redden  and  fail 
to  set  buds  for  the  next  year's 
growth. 

Dodder  is  most  difficult  to 
eradicate  after  it  has  appeared 
in  the  new  growth  because  each 
fragment  containing  a  sucker 
which  is  left  among  the  vines 
constitutes  an  independent  plant, 
and,  as  such,  will  flower  and 
fruit. 

Dodder  dies  at  the  end  of  the 
growing  season  but  new  plants 
appear  from  its  seeds  the  follow- 
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recommends  the  use  of  Chloro- 
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father,  Steve  Sr. 


Lee  Brothers' 

At  the  recent  Blueberry  Grow- 
ers Open  House  in  Hammonton, 
N.  J.,  Abbott  Lee  and  his  brother, 
Steve  Lee  Jr.,  and  father,  Steve 
Lee  Sr.,  of  Lee  Brothers'  Farm 
received  the  Outstanding  Service 
:  to  Agriculture  Award  from  the 
'  Pesticide  Association  of  New 
I  Jersey. 

The  Lee  Brothers'  operation 
was  cited  for  its  innovations  in 
agricultural  mechanization, 
particularly  in  the  area  of  friut 
harvesting  and  pesticide  appli- 
cation. 

Lee  Brothers'  was  also  recog- 
nized for  its  recruitment  and 
management  of  a  labor  force  with 
emphasis  on  the  strict  compliemce 
to  pesticide  regulations  and  for 
its  computerization  of  pesticide 
and  farm  records. 

Jerry  Frecon,  president  of  the 

Pesticide  Association  of  New 

Jersey,  also  emphasized  Lee 

'  Brothers'  work  with  the  Rutgers 

j  Blueberry /Cranberry  Research 

'  Center  in  development  of  pro- 


Award 


grams  to  control  and  manage 
pests,  and  for  the  overall  quality 
and  detailed  farming  practices 
that  Lee  Brothers'  employs. 

The  principals  in  the  opera- 
tion were  also  mentioned  indi- 


vidually. Steve  Lee  Sr.  was  rec- 
ognized for  the  many  years  of 
work  on  pesticide  issues  with  the 
New  Jersey  Farm  Bureau  and 
the  Glassboro  Services  Organi- 
zation, the  largest  farm  labor 
recruitment  organization  in  New 
Jersey. 

Steve  Lee  Jr.  was  acknowledged 
and  cited  for  the  outstanding 
work  he  has  done  with  the  Pine- 
lands  Commission  on  water 
quality  issues  relative  to  the 
blueberry/cranberry  industry. 

Abbott  Lee,  who  accepted  the 
award,  was  cited  for  his  invol- 
vement in  everyday  issues  related 
to  pesticides.  Abbott  is  currently 
chairmein  of  Gov.  Thomas  Kean's 
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The  manner  in  which  he  has 
respresented  the  growing  com- 
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well-balanced  information  on 
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by  Frecon. 

Lee  Brothers'  Farm  is  located 
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The  Pesticide  Association  of 
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While  studies,  seminars  and 
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No  job  is  complete  until  the 
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Applicators  should  be  in  the 
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A  careful,  commonsense  ap- 
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•There  should  be  no  chance 
that  runoff  or  drainage  could 
contaminate  surface  or  under- 
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The  storage  area  should  be 
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runoff  water.  All  the  collected 
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surplus  pesticide  and  properly 
lisposed. 

Other  musts  for  the  storage 
irea  are:  a  good  supply  of  deter- 
jent  or  soap,  hand  cleanser  and 
water;  absorptive  clay,  activated 
charcoal,  vermiculite,  pet  litter 
)r  sawdust  for  soaking  up  spills 
md  leaks;  bleach  to  neutralize 
he  pesticide  in  case  of  an 
ismergency. 


A  steel  cabinet  works  well  for 
small  operations  as  long  as  min- 
imimi  safety  standards  can  still 
be  met.  Larger  operations  can  be 
stored  within  an  existing  build- 
ing in  a  separate  room.  In  other 
situations,  a  separate  storage 
building  is  advisable. 

John  W.  Bartok  Jr.,  extension 
agricultural  engineer  for  the 
University  of  Connecticut  Coop- 


erative Extension  Service,  has 
developed  construction  recom- 
mendations for  both  a  pesticide 
storage  room  within  a  building 
and  a  separate  storage  building. 
These  designs  will  work  well  for 
cranberry  operations: 

Figure  1  shows  a  pesticide 
storage  room  within  a  building. 
It  should  be  isolated  from  work, 
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Walls  can  be  constructed  of  2" 
by  4"  lumber  with  a  polyethy- 
lene vapor  barrier  on  the  room 
side.  A  chemical  resistant  paint 
such  as  polyester  or  epoxy  should 
be  used  to  finish  the  wall  and 
floor  surface.  The  room  should 
contain  a  sink  and  counter  for 
easy  preparation. 

The  room  should  be  aired  with 

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a  10"  diameter,  2-speed  kitchen 
exhaust  fan  so  that  low  speed  is 
kept  on  except  when  the  room  is 
occupied.  A  light  switch  activates 
high  speed.  An  electric  heater 
may  be  added  to  keep  the  min- 
imum 40°F  during  the  winter. 

Locate  a  10  lb.  Type  ABC  fire 
extinguisher  near  the  door.  As 
always,  a  lock,  with  a  properly 
identified  key,  should  be  provided. 


Figure  2  shows  a  separate 
building  for  pesticide  storage. 
This  buUding  should  be  construct- 
ed on  a  4-inch  thick,  smooth  fin- 
ished concrete  slab  provided  with 
floor  drains.  The  concrete  slab 
must  have  a  Va  inch  per  foot  slope 
to  the  drains  to  prevent  puddling. 
Placement  and  number  of  drains 
will  vary  with  building  size. 

Windowless  structures  are  more 


cost  and  security  efficient.  Doors 
on  opposite  ends  of  the  shed  will 
ensure  easy  access  and  an  escape 
route  in  emergencies.  Standard 
exit  locking  hardware  which 
automatically  locks  from  the 
outside  when  closing  is  another 
security  feature  to  consider. 
I  Walls  should  be  insulated  to 
'protect  against  temperature 
extremes.  Recommended  is  a 
polyethylene  vapor  barrier  placed 
on  the  inside  walls,  covered  with 
exterior  type  plywood  and  painted 
with  a  chemical  resistant  paint. 
A  forced  air  ventilation  sys- 
tem minimizes  toxic  vapors  and 
dust  buildup.  Install  louvers  near 
the  ceiling,  just  above  the  front 
entrance  to  the  building,  and  a 
two-speed,  electrically  shielded, 
centrifugal  fan  above  the  rear 
entrance. 
The  system  should  provide 


approximately  six  air  changes 
per  hour  at  all  times.  When  the 
interior  lights  are  switched  on,  it 
is  important  that  the  fan  speed 
increases  to  provide  about  20  air 
changes  per  hour  for  a  safe 
working  environment. 

A  stainless  steel  wash  basin 
and  drain  board  should  be  in- 
stalled near  the  back  door  and 
exhaust  fan.  There  should  also 
be  a  deluge  shower  and  eye  wash 
in  that  area.  A  waste  system 
should  be  incorporated  to  collect 
all  materials  from  the  sink,  floor 
drains  and  exterior  wash  area  to 
be  held  for  proper  disposal. 

A  fire  detection  system  should 
be  installed  wherever  large 
quantities  of  pesticide  are  stored. 
Additional  protection  can  be  built 
in  with  an  automatic  sprinkler 
system  hung  from  the  ceiling. 

Whatever  method  of  storage  is 


used,  it  makes  sense  for  the 
applicator  to  purchase  only  what 
pesticides  are  absolutely  needed 
during  the  growing  season  and 
to  avoid  stockpiling  for  more  than 
one  season. 

Proper  equipment  calibration 
will  prevent  excess  pesticide  mix 
and  associated  disposal  problems. 

In  all  situations,  a  properly 
designed  and  managed  pesticide 
storage  area  is  important  for  the 
safety  of  the  user  and  nonuser. 


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Cranberry 
Growers 


At  Cranberry  Marketing  Committee  Meeting 


Changes  to  Be  Sought  in 
Base  Quantity,  Aliocation 


By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

Amendments  to  the  Cranberry 
Marketing  Order,  a  bylaw  change 
and  the  annual  budget  review 
are  among  topics  to  be  taken  up 
by  the  Cranberry  Marketing 
Committee  (CMC)  Aug.  18  at  9 
a.m.  at  the  Mead  Inn  in  Wiscon- 
sin Rapids,  Wise. 

All  cranberry  growers  are  wel- 
come. Present  will  be  CMC 
members  and  alternates.  Man- 
ager David  Farrimond,  the 
USDA's  Patty  Petrella  and  CMC 
field  representatives. 

Prposed  amendments  to  the 
order  relate  to  changes  in  the  rol- 
ling base  concept,  allocations  in 
surplus  crop  years  and  hemdler 
assessments. 

The  CMC  has  been  working 
for  a  number  of  years  to  change 
base  quantity  from  an  assigned, 
marketable  quantity  to  a  non- 
transferable, "rolling"  base. 
Under  the  proposed,  base  quan- 
tity would  be  recomputed  annu- 
ally to  reflect  the  average  of  the 


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The  resulting  figure  would  be 
a  nontransferable  niunber  remain- 
ing with  the  grower  rather  than 
assigned  to  a  particular  bog.  The 
new  policy  would  allow  the  pro- 
duction history  of  the  past  six 
years — not  base  quantity — to  be 
transferred  with  the  sale  of  a  bog 
or  marsh. 

"We  don't  want  base  quantity 
to  have  any  monetary  value  or 
stigma  attached  to  it,"  said 
Farrimond. 

Instead,  he  added,  the  new 
concept  would  reflect  a  produc- 
er's ability  to  grow  cranberries. 

Also  proposed  is  a  change  in 
the  manner  in  which  allocation 
is  to  be  handled  during  times  of 
surplus  production.  Rather  than 


limiting  the  percentage  of  a 
grower's  crop  that  can  be  mar- 
keted, as  is  done  presently,  the 
CMC  would  set  a  percentage  based 
on  the  total  base  quantities 
represented  by  all  the  growers 
served  by  a  handling  company. 

The  proposed  changes  also 
address  how  assessments  will  be 
paid.  Under  the  new  rules,  a 
handler  would  be  assessed  on 
the  basis  of  the  entire  crop 
received  from  the  grower,  regard- 
less of  how  much  shrinkage 
occurred  at  the  processing  plant. 

If  the  CMC  agrees  on  the  final 
draft  of  the  proposed  amendments 
at  the  August  meeting,  the 
chairman  will  send  notice  to  the 
USDA  requesting  hearings  within 
the  marketing  district.  During 
the  hearing  process,  growers  will 


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be  invited  to  express  their  views 
through  testimony  and  written 
comments.  The  final  step  will  be 
a  vote  by  all  grrowers  conducted 
by  the  USDA. 

The  entire  hearing  process  will 
take  18  months  to  two  yeaia, 
Farrimond  said.  The  roUing  base 
change  would  be  implemented 
two  yeaiB  after  grower  approval. 

"If  the  (CMC)  gives  approval 
this  August,  the  foundation  is 
down,"  Farrimond  said.  "It  is  time 
for  growers  to  express  their 
views." 

The  bylaw  change  that  will  be 
considered  is  a  change  in  the 
annual  CMC  winter  meeting  date 
from  February  to  March. 

The  budget  to  be  considered  is 
about  $198,000,  which  represents 
a  $40,000  increase  over  last  year. 
The  order  costs  about  $100,000 
annually  to  administer. 

"The  budget  was  doubled  on 
the  advice  of  USDA,"  Farrimond 
said. 

The  larger  budget  would  allow 
one  year  of  reserve  funds  to  be 
retained. 

The  February  meeting  estimate 
for  the  1988  crop  was  SVa*?  per 
barrel,  based  on  a  3.8  million 
barrel  projection  for  the  harvest. 
The  August  meeting  may  revise 
the  estimate,  Farrimond  said. 

Increased  expenses  are  foreseen 
for  the  amendment  hearings 
because  of  increassed  travel  and 
printing  costs. 

All  independent  members  and 
alternates  to  the  CMC  were 
renominated  at  caucuses  held 
this  June  in  Massachusetts, 
Wisconsin  and  New  Jersey. 
Renominated  were: 

i  Massachusetts— John  C.  Decas, 
member,  Robert  Hiller  II,  alter- 
nate; 

Wisconsin,  Oregon,  Washing- 
ton— Richard  Indermuehle,  mem- 
ber, Mary  Brazeau  Brown,  alter- 
nate; 

New  Jersey— Charles  Thomp- 
son, member,  Alvan  Brick,  alter- 
nate. 

Ocean  Spray  is  in  the  process 
of  selecting  its  members  and 


alternates. 

Qualification  statements  for  all 
members  and  alternates  nomi- 


nated to  the  CMC  are  subject  to 
approval  by  the  U.S.  Secretary 
of  Agriculture. 


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MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVU.LE 

Dr.  Chester  Cross,  retired  director  of  the 
Massachusetts  Cranberry  Experiment 
Station,  died  suddenly  at  his  home  June  7. 
While  Chet  had  had  some  health  problems 
for  the  past  two  or  three  years,  he  was  in 
good  spirits  and  was  able  to  get  around. 
We  had  lunch  at  a  local  restaurant  less 
than  a  week  before  his  passing.  I  will  miss 
him. 


Dr.  Frank  Caruco  of  the  station  visited 
the  Cranberry/Blueberry  Station  In 
Chatsworth,  N.J.,  on  May  22-24. 


Weather  data  through  June  1  show  a 
total  of  7  points  of  a  possible  1 6  that  favors 
keeping  quality  for  the  1986  Massachu- 
setts crop. 

The  prospect  is  for  good  keeping  qual- 
ity. The  cool,  dry  spring  has  been  favora- 
ble and,  if  June  is  cool,  the  forecast  would 
be  even  better. 

In  recent  years,  the  Cranberry  Experi- 
ment Station  has  discovered  that  the  fun- 
gicides that  we  use  to  control  rot  fungi  are 
also  beneficial  in  protecting  the  vines. 
Therefore,  fungicide  treatments  are  an 
even  better  investment  for  the  grower. 
Good  quality  fruit  is  always  beneficial  to 
everyone. 


WISCONSIN 

Perhaps  relief  in  the  form  of  rain  may 
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tires  that  devastated  marshes  In  the  Wis- 
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Harbison  Urges 
Biotech  Field 
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Monsanto  President  Earle  H. 
Harbison  Jr.  recently  urged  the 
worldwide  biotechnology  industry 

Ito  "get  on  with  it." 

In  a  keynote  address  at  an  inter- 
national biotechnology  conference 
sponsored  in  Washington,  D.C.,  by 
the  American  Enterprise  Institute 

I  and  the  Brookings  Institution,  Har- 

ibison  urged  the  industry  to  move 
ahead  in  developing  biotechnology, 
while  practicing  caution  and  care. 
He  said  the  industry  is  obligated  to 

I  practice  good  science  under  the  cur- 
rent regulatory  guidelines  and  to 
take  into  consideration  public 
concerns. 

"But,"  he  added,  "caution  does 
not  mean  timidity.  Regulation  does 
not  mean  paralysis.  We  have  in  our 
hands  the  ability  to  do  a  great  deal 
of  good,  and  we  must  consider  it  an 
obhgation,  a  duty,  to  deUver." 

Harbison  said  the  orderly  devel- 
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governments.  The  sdenttfic  judgments 
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ciency of  new  discoveries  should  be 
consistent  worldwide,  he  added. 

"We  have  the  unique  opportunity 
to  discuss  public  policy  issues  in 
advance  of  problems,"  Harbison  said. 
"Here  we  are,  peering  into  a  future  of 
new  advances  in  medicine,  agricul- 
ture, protection  of  our  environment, 
new  manufacturing  processes,  new 
sources  of  economic  growth — all 
before  any  of  it  has  actually  hap- 
pened. It  would  be  nice — for  a 
change — if  we  could  get  our  global 
ducks  in  a  row  beforehand," 

The  biotechnology  executive  added 
that,  to  a  large  extent,  the  worldwide 
industry  is  obliged  to  coordinate 
efforts  because  technology  is 
borderless. 

"A  patchwork  quilt  of  regulations 
would  inevitably  lead  to  border 
hopping  by  researchers  or  by  com- 
panies seeking  the  best  climate  for 
their  efforts,"  Harbison  warned. 
"That,  in  turn,  means  exporting  jobs 
and  national  income." 


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roblem  Employee 

The  Compulsive 

Gambler 


By  BRYAN  E.  MILLING 

Occasional  gambling  remains 
an  enjoyable  diversion  for  many 
people.  A  trip  to  Las  Vegas  or 
Atlantic  City  can  provide  a  wel- 
ome  relief  from  daily  business 
pressures.  Horse  races  or 
neighborhood  poker  games  can 
provide  similar  relief. 

Unfortunately,  the  pleasures 
Df  gambling  grow  into  a  compul- 
sion for  some  people.  Their  need 
X)  gamble  becomes  analogous  to 
;he  addicts'  need  for  drugs.  That 
leed  also  becomes  a  potential 
problem  for  any  business  that 
lappens  to  employ  a  compulsive 
gfambler.  FBI  statistics  place 
:ompulsive  gambling  near  the 
iop  of  the  list  of  causes  of  embez- 
zlement by  employees  in  busi- 
ness enterprises. 

Three  examples  illustrate  the 
potential  problems  that  can  result 
from  compulsive  gambling. 

•  A  successful  plumber  in  a 


small  middle  western  town  suf- 
fered losses  in  a  series  of  high 
stake  poker  games.  Successive 
efforts  to  recover  his  losses  failed. 
A  heavy  debt  burden  coupled 
with  the  distraction  from  his 
gambling  led  to  business  failure. 

•  A  warehouse  worker  partici- 
pated in  a  daily  dice  game.  A 
loan  shark  helped  fund  the 
worker's  losses.  At  the  loan 
shark's  suggestion,  the  worker 
stole  goods  from  the  warehouse 
to  pay  his  debts.  His  arrest  and 
conviction  signaled  a  sad  end  to 
his  gambling  problem. 

•  A  respected  accountant 
embezzled  six  figure  amounts  to 
fund  bets  on  horse  races.  The 
embezzlements  led  him  into  pri- 
son as  a  bewildered,  broken  man. 

In  the  past,  people  viewed  hab- 
itual gambling  as  evidence  of  a 
sinful  person's  immorality.  But 
now  we  recognize  compulsive 
gambling  as  a  progressive  illness 


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problems. 

Research  indicates  that  com- 
pulsive gambling  often  repres- 
ents a  response  to  personal  frus- 
tation.  A  frustrating  job  might 
push  one  person  into  compulsive 
gambling.  Another  might  gam- 
ble as  an  escape  from  a  disrup- 
tive home  life.  Sexual  frustra- 
tions might  push  another  person 
into  compulsive  gambling. 

In  such  instances,  gambling 
serves  two  purposes. 

First,  the  activity  becomes  an 
escape  from  the  individual's 
frustrations.  He  can  focus  on  the 
odds  and  forget  about  his 
problems. 

In  an  apparent  contradition, 
winning  ceases  being  the  pre- 
dominant objective  for  the  com- 
pulsive gambler.  Any  winnings 
soon  become  committed  to  more 
wagers.  Given  the  odds,  the 
addicted  gambler  eventually  must 
lose  everything.  In  severe 
instances,  the  addict  will  sacri- 
fice family,  reputation,  job,  and 
financial  security  to  continue 
his  compulsive  gambling. 

The  gambling  also  com- 
pensates for  the  individual's  own 
personality  problems.  The  neu- 
rotic hopes  to  find  solutions  for 
all  of  his  problems  in  the  turn  of 
the  next  card  or  the  next  roll  of 
the  dice. 

Of  course,  the  escape  from 
reality  remains  temporary. 
Inevitably,  the  compulsive 
gambling  adds  to  the  problems 
that  precipitated  the  obsession. 

Financial  problems  become 
unavoidable.  The  unfavorable 
odds  against  the  gambler  means 
that  he  must  lose  over  the  long 
run.  The  gambler  often  has  to 
contend  with  marital  or 
employment  problems  that  result 
from  his  compulsion.  In  many 
instances,  more  serious  problems 
develop  when  the  gambler's  acti- 
vities violate  the  law. 

Compulsive  gambling  by  an 
employee  also  creates  a 
managerial  problem  for  a  bus- 
iness. The  gambling  becomes  a 
distraction  that  reduces  the 

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employee's  productivity.  The 
employee's  distraction  also  can 
make  other  employees  less 
effective. 

As  suggested  above,  the  com- 
pulsive gambler  also  becomes  a 
financial  threat  to  a  business. 
Personal  financial  problems  can 
push  the  employee  into  stealing 
from  the  business.  Retaining  a 


compulsive  gambler  on  the  pay- 
roll can  be  costly. 

From  another  perspective, 
compulsive  gambling  stands  as 
a  human  problem.  The  compul- 
sive gambler  needs  help  to  break 
his  self-destructive  addiction.  So, 
a  manager  who  identifies  a 
compulsive  gambler  has  a  dual 
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(r  the  sake  of  the  business.  He 
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le  employee. 

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snefit  both  the  business  and 
le  employee.  With  the  proper 
elp,  the  employee  can  learn  to 
)ntrol  his  compulsion  and  stop 
ambling.  He  then  can  focus  on 
)lving  the  underlying  problems 
lat  led  to  the  gambling. 
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nonymous,  an  organization 
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as.  Gamblers  Anonymous 
icludes  people  from  many 
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igether  in  a  mutual  effort  to 
;op  gambling. 

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amblers  Anonymous  can  pro- 
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opment of  a  compulsive  gambler. 
A  manager  can't  block  out  the 
opportunity  for  gambling  away 
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acceptable  in  a  business.  Foot- 
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diversions.  But  they  can  become 
expensive  when  conducted  in  a 
business. 

On  one  level,  such  activities 
inevitably  decrease  employee 
productivity.  Employees  engaged 
in  gambling — even  in  apparently 
innocent  pools — aren't  focusing 
on  their  job  objectives.  That 
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in  the  work  place. 

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Tionth  was  cold  and  the  last  week  warm. 
N^aximum  temperature  was  84  degrees  on 
theSlstand  the  minimum  was  31  degrees 
Dn  the  9th. 

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nches  below  normal.  There  was  measu- 
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he  19th-20th  as  the  greatest  storm.  We 
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Mix  equal  parts  chilled  cran- 
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in  tall  glasses  with  ice.  Add  a 
crisp  sprig  of  mint  from  the 
garden. 

Spicy  Iced  Tea 

2V^  cups  boiling  water 

%  cup  sugar 

5  tea  bags  or  5  teaspoons 

loose  tea 
V*  teaspoon  each  ground 

nutmeg  and  cinnamon 


2  cups  cranberry  juice 

cocktail 
VA  cups  water 
Mi  cup  orange  juice 
M:  cup  lemon  juice 

Pour  boiling  water  over  tea  and 
spices.  Steep  5  minutes.  Remove 
tea  and  strain.  Add  sugar  and 
stir  until  dissolved.  Cool.  Add 
remaining  ingredients.  Chill. 
Serve  over  ice  cubes  in  pitcher.  (7 
cups) 

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cranberry  cocktail  with  one  cup 
orange  juice  and  one  teaspoon 
mace. 

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Half  fill  each  section  with  juice 
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Enthusiasm  Shown  Over 
Cranberrying  in  IVIaine 

Everybody  at  a  July  13  forum  in  Augusta,  Me.,  seemed  to  agree  that  Maine  has  all  the  right  elements  for 
growing  and  marketing  cranberries:  1.  plenty  of  pH  in  the  soil;  2.  lots  of  water;  3.  an  enviable  amount  of 
economical  land;  4.  an  infrastructure  in  place,  thanks  to  the  Maine  blueberry  industry. 

The  overall  impression  left  after  the  meeting  was  that  the  question  of  whether  Maine  should  grow 
cranberries  is  no  longer  moot. 

The  relevant  questions  are  When  ?,  By  Whom  ?  and  How  do  you  get  the  financing  ?  Also,  Who  will  provide 
the  expertise  ? 

The  forum  was  part  of  the  Maine  Department  of  Agriculture,  Food  and  Rural  Resources'  ongoing  new  crop 
development  program.  Not  only  are  farmers  and  agricultural  entrpreneurs  seeking  new  crops,  but  a  new 
'farming  enterprise  also  is  looked  upon  as  a  way  of  relieving  some  serious  pockets  of  vmemployment  in  the 
largest,  by  far,  of  the  New  England  states. 

Crop  development  in  Maine  also  could  dovetail  with  what  is  happening  in  the  cranberry  industry,  where 
demand  is  exceeding  supply  and  land  for  bogs  in  the  most  productive  state,  Massachusetts,  is  becoming 
scarcer  because  of  high  prices  and  competition  from  developers. 


DURING  a  coffee  break  in 

the  daylong  meeting,  Irving  E. 

Demoranville,  director  of  the 

Cranberry  Experiment  Station 

I  in  EastWareham,  Mass.,  defined 

I  what  may  happen  next. 

In  remarks  to  Charles  Girard 
and  another  member  of  the 
I  Farmers  Home  Administration, 
I  he  said:  "The  only  way  this  is 
I  going  to  work  is  if  it  is  set  up  on 
I  an  experimental  basis.  It  will 
I  take  Ocean  Spray  or  an  inde- 
( pendent  (cranberry  grower)  or 
(possibly  a  (Maine)  blueberry 
I  grower  with  sufficient  money  to 
'  set  up  an  experimental  bog." 
i  Ninety  persons  attended  the 
'  forum,  held  at  the  Senator  Inn. 
I  The  affair  was  sponsored  by  the 
Maine  Department  of  Agriculture. 
y  One  of  the  crucial  issues  dis- 
,  cussed  at  the  forum  was  the 
( environment. 

-     Bob  Battesse,  director,  Maine 
Ifioard  of  Pesticides  Control,  set 

ithe  tone  for  this  issue  when  he 
3aid:  "I  think  we're  an  environ- 
^  mentally  conservative  state.  Cer- 
itainly,  we're  protective." 

The  only  sign  that  sparks  could 


fly  at  the  otherwise  harmonious 
meeting  occurred  when  Charles 
Whitmore  of  the  U.S.  Soil  Ser- 
vice said  that  if  wetlands  are 
converted  to  bogs,  "you  still  have 
wetlands." 

Lissa  V/idoff  of  the  Nature 
Conservancy's  Natural  Heritage 
Program  promptly  replied,  "It's 
time  for  an  ecologist  to  interject." 

"Whenever,"  she  said,  "there 
is  a  chance  of  losing  wildlife 
habitat,  you're  trading  values." 

That  led  Ben  Gilmore,  both  a 
civil  engineer  and  owner  of  Mas- 
sachusetts bogs,  to  respond. 

OOOOOOOOOO 

COVER  PHOTO 
JOE  SCOTT,  left,  Maine  hor- 
ticulturist, and  Irving  "Dee" 
Demoranville,  director,  Massa- 
chusetts Cranberry  Experi- 
ment Station,  unfurl  the  state 
flag  of  Maine,  which  may 
figure  strongly  in  cranberry 
growing  in  the  future.  In  fact, 
cranberries  could  become  a 
main  crop. 

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"Sometimes,"  he  said,  "bogs 
enhance  wildlife." 

He  went  on  to  note  the  sight- 
ings of  blue  heron,  crane,  eagles 
and  bluebirds,  among  other  wild- 
life, on  Massachusetts  bogs. 

After  listening  to  the  aforemen- 
tioned, as  well  as  Peter  Kube, 
Army  Corps  of  Engineers,  Matt 
Schweisberg,  U.S.  Environmen- 
tal Protection  Agency,  and  Bob 
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was  overheard  to  say,  "If  they'd 
have  put  on  that  environmental 
panel  first,  we  could  have  all 
gone  home." 

Actually,  the  formal  title  of  the 
panel  was  "Production  in  Maine, 
Opportunity  and  Constraints: 
Land  Availability,  Conversion, 
Water  Management  and  Regula- 
tion." 

The  apparent  consensus  that 
followed  all  the  give-and-take  was 
that  it  probably  would  be  advan- 
tageous to  develop  upland  rather 
than  wetland  bogs. 

Brooks  Holmes  told  the  group: 
"As  a  Massachusetts  grower,  I'm 
interested  in  coming  into  Maine. 
We  can  do  it  in  the  uplands.  We 
can  stay  out  of  the  wetlands.  We 
don't  have  to  get  involved  with 
the  Army  Corps  of  Engineers." 

There  were  three  other  panels. 
Their  titles  were:  "Marketing  in 
Maine";  "Pest  Management  and 
Regulation";  "The  Business  View- 


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IN  HIS  INTRODUCTORY 
remarks,  Maine's  associate 
commissioner  of  Agriculture,  Carl 
Flora,  said  "regulatory  balance" 
exists  in  Maine. 

"It  is  perceived,"  he  said,  "that 
laws  exist  for  the  benefit  of  the 
regulated  as  well  as  the  public 
interest." 

One  advantage  of  growing 
cranberries  in  Maine,  Flora  said, 
would  be  the  opportunity  "to 
engineer  an  entire  industry  from 
the  ground  up." 

He  said  some  areas  under  con- 
sideration for  bog  development 
are  among  the  most  economically 
deprived  in  the  state,  but  the 
inhabitants  possess  a  strong 
work  ethic. 

Irving  E.  Demoranville,  direc- 
tor of  the  Massachusetts  Cran- 
berry Experiment  Station,  in 
giving  an  overview  of  cranberry 
production  and  marketing  in  the 
U.S.  and  Canada,  provided  con- 
siderable historical  and  anecdo- 
tal backgroimd. 

He  told  the  story,  for  example 
of  "Peg  Leg"  John,  an  old-time 
grower,  who  stumbled  while  going 


upstairs  with  a  basket  full  of 
cranberries  and  conceived  the 
idea  of  the  sorting  machine  when 
he  saw  the  berries  bouncing  on 
the  steps. 

Growers,  he  warned,  should 
have  happy  wives. 

Many  wives,  he  said,  aren't 
happy  when  their  husbands  are 
out  all  night  nursing  their  ber- 
ries during  the  frost  season. 

Demoranville  fielded  many 
questions. 

In  response  to  a  query  about 
whether  the  Massachusetts  Cran- 
berry Experiment  Station  could 
handle  Maine's  research,  he  said 
it  would  like  to,  but  never  has 
enough  money  or  personnel  as  it 
is. 

"I  don't  know  what  could 
happen,"  he  added,  indicating 
that  the  door  wasn't  completely 
shut. 

Asked  whether  pesticide  residue 
can  be  found  in  reservoirs,  he 
answered  that  cranberry  pesti- 
cides either  become  bound  up 
with  soil  organic  matter  or  are 
broken  down  in  the  soil.  He  cited 
experiment  station  scientist  Ksirl 
Deubert  as  saying  that  the  water 
taken  off  cranberry  bogs  is  purer 
than  what  is  put  on. 


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CLOCKWISE  FROM  BOTTOM:  1.  Ray  Sawyer,  Unicom  Transportation,  far  left,  talks  about 
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Demoranville  emphasized  the 
importance  of  bees  to  pollination. 

"We  wouldn't  produce  10  per- 
cent of  what  we  do  if  the  bees 
were  left  out,"  he  said. 

DURING  the  discussion  of 
marketing,  panelist  Ray  Sawyer 
of  Unicom  Transportation  said 
his  company  has  been  handling 
blueberries  for  two  years  and 
could  distribute  both  fresh  and 
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Bob  Phillips,  president  of  Jasper 
Wyman,  a  large  Maine  blue- 
berry grower,  processor  and 
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Wareham,  MA  02571 


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of  the  four  panels. 

Ropes  said  many  people  mis- 
takenly think  of  Ocean  Spray  as 
large.  He  said  the  cooperative  is 
small  when  compared  to  such 
giants  as  Coca  Cola  and  Tropi- 
cana.  He  added  that  there  are 
only  30,000  acres  of  cranberries 
in  the  world,  compared  to  100,000 
acres  of  peppermint,  more  than 
800,000  acres  of  citrus. 

Ocean  Spray  has  $600,000,000 
in  sales  from  cranberry  products, 
Ropes  said,  and  growers  get  one- 
quarter  of  that.  The  cooperative 
has  700  growers,  he  explained, 
and  they  "direct  the  directors  of 
the  company." 

The  Ocean  Spray  board  of  direc- 
tors, he  said,  figures  that  in  the 
long  range  1,800  more  acres  will 
be  needed  to  supply  demand.  Four 
himdred  more  acres,  he  added, 
are  being  let  in  each  year. 

Of  course.  Ropes  said,  "you 
can  plant  all  you  want.  The 
question  is  whether  they'll  be 
Ocean  Spray  acres  or  not." 

Ocean  Spray,  he  said,  does  not 
restrict  production. 

The  Ocean  Spray  representa- 
tive forecast  that  there  will  be  a 
22  percent  increase  in  the  number 
of  barrels  produced  between  1988 
and  1992— 4, 155,000  to  5,358,600. 

He  projected  a  36  percent  growth 
between  1986  and  1991.  He  cited 
a  growth  in  sales  to  food  clubs. 
New  products,  he  added,  also 
include  new  packaging.  Among 
new  products,  he  noted  Cran- 
Fruit,  Cran-Raisin,  carbonated 
drinks  and  a  number  of  new 
blends,  including  Cran-Anna. 

The  cooperative  anticipates  a 
doubling  of  the  market  overseas. 
Ropes  commented. 

He  added  that  total  sales  of 
well  over  one  billion  dollars  are 
expected  in  another  five  years. 

Discussing  the  cooperative's 
role  in  research  and  development, 
Ropes  said  Ocean  Spray  has  devoted 
half  a  million  dollars  to  the  develop- 
ment of  a  new  dry  harvester. 

Growers  in  Maine,  he  said, 
would  be  treated  like  growers 
elsewhere. 


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Ropes  said  four  entomologists, 
one  pathologist  and  one  envir- 
onmentalist work  for  Ocean 
Spray. 

"We've  taken  over  the  IPM 
(Integrated  Pest  Management) 
program  in  Wisconsin,"  he  said. 

While  he  was  optimistic,  he 
warned  that  cranberries  are  not 
immune  to  the  laws  of  supply 
and  demand.  As  an  example,  he 


cited  a  period  of  six  years  in 
which  the  price  per  barrel  varied 
in  a  range  of  45  percent. 

INDEPENDENT  grower 
John  C.  Decas  told  the  audience 
that  his  company  owns  400  acres 
and  also  markets  cranberries  for 
100  other  growers. 

He  cited  from  personal  exper- 
ience the  hardships  growers  can 
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business,  he  said,  he  was  con- 
fronted with  the  cranberry  scare 
of  1959  and  had  30  truckloads 
cancelled.  Two  years  later,  he 
lost  half  his  crop  to  the  infamous 
black  frost. 

"You  never  know  what  bad 
times  are,"  he  said,  "until  you  go 
to  a  supplier  when  he  knows  you 
have  a  lot  more.  That  can  bring 
you  to  your  knees." 

Saying  that  his  was  the  only 
company  that  sells  fresh  cran- 
berries throughout  the  U.S.,  he 
added  that  most  independents 
died  out  in  the  twenties  and  the 
thirties. 

Most  of  his  fruit,  Decas  said, 
goes  to  the  canners. 

"There's  too  small  a  window  of 
opportunity  for  fresh  fruit  only," 
explained  Decas. 

He  added  that  fresh  fruit  grow- 
ing is  difficult  and  requires  a  lot 
of  specialized  knowledge. 

"The  biggest  expense,"  Decas 
said,  "is  waiting  for  a  return  on 
your  investment.  It  takes  three 
or  four  years  before  you  get  a 
decent  crop." 

The  biggest  cost,  explained  the 
independent  grower,  will  be  for  a 
sprinkler  system — "about  $4,000 
an  acre."  It  will  cost,  he  added, 
from  $3,000  to  $5,000  a  ton  for 
vines  for  planting. 

However,  he  concluded,  cran- 
berrying  can  be  profitable.  He 
cited  a  widow  who  is  making 
a  substantial  profit  on  20  acres. 

Decas  has  an  antitrust  suit 
pending  against  Ocean  Spray 
but  there  were  no  signs  of  any 
dissension  during  the  panel 
session. 

In  fact,  there  was  some  good 
natured  banter  between  Decas 
and  Ropes,  the  Ocean  Spray 
representative,  as  when  Decas 
spoke  about  the  time  he  used  to 
sell  cranberries  to  Italy  for  use  in 
chocolates. 

"I  don't  know  why  they're  not 
buying  anymore,"  he  said,  look- 
ing at  Ropes  and  smiling.  "Maybe 
they're  buying  from  Ocean 
Spray." 

Nancy  Holmes,  a  Massachu- 

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Maine  but  added  that  "it  has  to 
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gn^adual  increase  (in  barrels),  not 
an  inundation." 

She  extolled  the  beauty  the 
fruit  lends  to  the  landscape, 
"especially  when  it  is  harvested." 


Bernard  Rogan,  director,  the 
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of  the  credit  for  the  meeting.  Joe 
Scott,  Maine  horticulturist,  is  the 
father  of  the  idea  of  bringing  the 
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On  the  subject  of  upland  ver- 
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ower  Gilmore  told  a  questioner 

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FRANK  CARUSO,  extension 
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Massachusetts  Cranberry  Experi- 
ment Station,  said  biological 
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"It'll  be  forced  on  us,"  he  said. 

Companies  won't  want  to 
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ies won't  want  to  retest.  And  new 
shemicals  won't  be  tested  at  all 
because  of  the  small  acreage 
Ibivolved. 

"  The  focus,  Caruso  said,  is  on 
jisease  and  weed  attacking  micro- 
Drganisms  that  haven't  been 
genetically  altered.  They  have  to 
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Caruso  urged  would-be  grow- 
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"so  that  diseases  and  insects 
don't  run  wild." 

Charles  Davis,  director  of  bus- 
iness service,  Eastern  Maine 
Development  Corporation,  said 
in  cranberries  Maine  growers 
would  have  "a  long-term  favor- 
able supply /demand  balance  and 
a  product  with  nutritional  vedue. " 

Processing  equipment  for  blue- 
berries is  underutilized,  he  added. 

The  government  of  Maine,  he 
continued,  is  "extremely  probus- 
iness"  and  opportunity  zones  exist 
in  Washington,  Aroostook  and 
Waldo  counties. 

He  added  that  application  has 
been  made  for  federal  technical 
assistance  funds  in  order  to  bring 
Massachusetts  expertise  to  Maine. 

Karen  Lazareth,  Finance 
Authority  of  Maine,  said  she  sees 
the  impetus  coming  from  current 
day  blueberry  growers. 

FAME  is  not  a  direct  lender, 
she  said,  but  does  work  with  pri- 
vate lenders  on  such  plans  as 
delayed  payments,  interest  rate 
write-downs  and  job  grants. 


Burleigh  Crane  of  Cherryfield 
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an  extensive  capital  investment 
for  equipment  that  is  used  only 
one  month  for  a  single  crop.  He 
would  like  to  get  involved  with 
cranberries. 

Advantages  of  Maine,  he  said, 
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In  closing  the  forum,  Assist- 
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the  questions  involving  costs, 
regulations  and  other  matters 
that  ought  to  be  studied  further 
in  anticipation  of  Maine  being 
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The  man  who  introduced  the 
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Bureau  of  Production,  MDA, 
moderated  the  panel  that  dealt 
with  land  availability  and  regula- 
tion. 


Decas  Comes 
Full  Circle  In 
His  Thinking 

In  an  aside  during  the  ques- 
tion period  at  the  Maine  cran- 
berry forum  on  new  crop  devel- 
opment, Massachusetts  grower 
John  C.  Decas  said  he'd  eschew 
the  square  or  the  rectangle  if  he 
were  starting  from  scratch. 

"If  I  built  again,  I  would  build 
round  bogs,"  declared  Decas. 

After  years  of  analyzing  his 
craft,  Decas  has  decided  that, 
for  one  thing,  it's  easier  to  move 
machinery  around  round  bogs. 


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Massachusetts  growers,  among 
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at  the  recent  cranberry  forum. 

Plant  early  varieties  was  their 
message,  knowing  that  Maine 
residents  can  be  shoveling  snow 
when  their  Massachusetts 
neighbors  are  still  enjoying 
springlike  weather. 

"Sprinklers  won't  work  below 
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It  would  seem  to  be  a  marriage  made  in  agricultural  heaven. 

The  proposed  wedding,  that  is,  between  Maine  and  the 
cranberry. 

All  the  physical  conditions  are  there.  And  the  willingness 
and  entrepreneurial  spirit  seem  to  be  there,  too. 

Certainly,  the  way  in  which  the  Maine  Department  of 
Agriculture  carried  off  the  forum  conveyed  a  promise  of 
future  success. 

The  forum  was  informative  and  well  planned.  The  advance 
reports  were  excellently  prepared. 

Careful  heed  was  paid  to  the  politics  of  the  industry.  Hav- 
ing both  John  Ropes,  the  Eirticulate  spokesperson  for  Ocean 
Spray,  and  independent  grower  John  Decas,  always  an 
excellent  spokesperson,  on  the  same  panel  was  a  good 
choice. 

Balance  of  points  of  view  was  the  tone  of  the  so-called 
environmental  panel. 

(Even  the  cranberry  juice  cocktail  and  cranberry  muffins 
were  ample  and  made  a  hit.) 

Should  there  be  a  foUowup  forum — or  even  a  small  round 
table — in  the  future,  it  would  be  a  good  idea  to  invite  one  or 
more  of  the  major  growers  from  the  State  of  New  Jersey, 
which  married  the  cranberry  and  blueberry  industries  a  long 
time  ago. 

A  personal  observation:  The  forum  broke  up  around  the 
evening  rush  hour.  I  was  amazed  at  how  few  cars  I  encoun- 
tered from  Augusta  until  I  reached  Portland,  Me.  FYom  there 
until  I  reached  Connecticut,  the  traffic  built,  reaching  its 
height  around  Hartford.  Breathing  space!  That's  what 
Maine  is  all  about.  There're  probably  a  few  Massachusetts 
growers  who  share  the  same  feelings  about  the  growing 
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In  the  days  of  yore,  people  often  were  given  names 
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maker, etc. 

The  name  of  Maine's  associate  commissioner  of 
agriculture?  Carl  Flora.  Flora  owns  to  being  more 
involved  with  flora  than  fauna. 


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Wisconsin 
Put  at  19% 

Cranberry  growers  in  Wiscon- 
sin are  facing  a  19  percent  crop 
loss  due  to  this  summer's  devas- 
tating drought,  according  to 
Barbara  MacLeish,  a  price  sup- 
port speciaUst  with  the  Agricul- 
tural Stabilization  and  Conser- 
vation Service. 

Despite  the  heavy  loss,  it  is  not 
nearly  so  drastic  as  that  suffered 
by  other  farmers. 

Growers  of  oats,  for  example, 
have  been  struck  with  an  esti- 
mated 70  percent  loss.  Sweet  com 
farmers  will  lose  62  percent  of 
their  crop. 

The  UDA  estimates  that  food 
prices  this  year  will  be  3  to  5  per- 
cent higher  than  in  1987,  due  in 
large  part  to  the  drought. 

MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVILLE 

Reports  and  observations  indicate  that 
our  bogs  overwintered  well.  No  reports  of 
winterkill  and  only  a  few  reports  of  leaf 
drop.  Very  little  frost  injury. 

Root  rot  areas  appear  to  have  improved 
dramatically  where  Ridomil  was  used  and 
there  was  even  more  improvement  where 
treatment  was  combined  with  better 
drainage. 

Insects  were  generally  light  to  moder- 
ate, cutworms  and  brown  spanworms  were 
some  problems,  but  weevil,  gypsy  moth, 
fireworms  and  Sparganothis  fruitworm 
appeared  in  scattered  areas  only. 

Bloom  is  extremely  heavy  and  Early 
Blacks  appear  to  be  setting  well.  Howes 
are  coming  along  well  also. 

There's  more  late  water  acreage  than  in 
many  years  and  it's  in  excellent  shape  so 
far.  Quality  should  be  very  good.  The 
potential  is  for  an  outstanding  crop,  but 
we  are  a  long  way  from  harvest. 


OREGON  Memorial  services  were 
held  recently  for  George  R.  "Bud"  Anthony, 
a  long-time  Bandon  resident  whose  body 
was  never  found  after  a  boating  accident 
on  the  Coquille  River  last  June  22.  He  was 
70  at  the  time  of  the  apparent  drowning. 


Anthony  was  president  of  the  20/30 
Club  when  the  Cranberry  Festival  in  Ban- 
don was  established. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Florence  Sar- 
gent Anthony,  a  son,  a  daughter  and  two 
grandchildren. 


MASSACHUSETTS 

June  was  cool,  averaging  0.8  degree  a 
day  below  normal.  Maximum  temperature 
was  90  degrees  on  the  14th  and  the  min- 
imum was  41  degrees  on  the  10th.  Gener- 
ally, the  middle  part  of  the  month  was 
warm  and  cold  early  and  late. 

Rainfall  totaled  2.95  inches,  about  0.3 
inch  below  normal.  Actually,  the  month 
was  very  dry,  with  2.06  inches  coming  in  a 
series  of  thunderstorms  on  the  26th.  We 
are  about  SVi  inches  below  normal  for  the 
year  and  about  12  inches  behind  1987. 

There  was  a  total  of  nine  days  with  warn- 
ings during  the  spring  1988  frost  season. 
The  last  week  of  June  was  rather  cold,  but 
no  general  warnings  were  issued  and  only 
a  few  cold  bogs  were  at  frost  tempera- 
tures. No  injury  reported. 

I.E.D. 

Rainfall  Totals 
Vary  Greatly 
During  Summer, 
Says  Director 

After  a  summer  during  which 
there  were  long  dry  periods,  it  is 
worth  reflecting  on  the  words  of 
Irving  E.  Demoranville,  Massa- 
chusetts Cranberry  Experiment 
Station  director,  in  a  recent 
cooperative  extension  release. 

"Rainfall  during  the  summer 
months  of  June,  July  and  August 
varies  tremendously,"  Demoran- 
ville writes. 

"During  the  past  50  years,  we 
have  recorded  monthly  totals  of 
less  than  V2  inch  to  over  12  inches 
and  summer  totals  from  just  under 
5  inches  to  just  over  22  inches. 

"There  has  not  been  a  summer 
during  the  past  25  years  when  a 
dry  period  of  10  consecutive  days 
or  longer  has  not  occurred  at 
least  once.  Even  in  August  1985, 


when  12.61  inches  of  rain  was 
recorded,  there  were  10  days 
encompassing  the  middle  of  the 
month  that  were  rain  free." 

He  adds:  "Data  from  the 
Rochester,  Mass.,  pumping  sta- 
tion shows  that  average  rainfall 
does  not  equal  average  evapora- 
tion for  any  of  the  three  summer 
months.  In  fact,  we  have  never 
recorded  enough  total  rainfall  in 
July  to  equal  the  average  evapo- 
ration for  that  month. 

"The  summer  of  1987  was  the 
driest  in  our  station  records,  with 
less  than  40  percent  of  normal 
rainfall.  Other  dry  summers  that 
some  may  recall  were,  in  order: 
1966, 1949,  1971, 1974, 1944  and 
1965. 

"The  above  information  points 
out  the  need  for  better  and  more 
accurate  field  measurements  in 
order  to  improve  our  irrigation 
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5th  Blueberry  Festival 
Celebrated  by  Whitesbog 


A  Pine  Barrens  ghost  town 
came  to  life  recently  when  the 
Whitesbog  Preservation  Trust 
held  its  Fifth  Annual  Whitesbog 
(N.J.)  Blueberry  Festival,  which 
celebrates  the  preservation  and 
restoration  of  the  village  that 
was  the  birthplace  of  the  modern 
blueberry  industry. 

The  festival  featured  a  10 
kilometer  foot  race  over  a  course 
of  sand  roads  that  wound  through 
the  historic  village  of  Whitesbog, 
around  blueberry  fields  and  along 
cranberry  bogs,  shaded  by  the 
pines  of  Lebanon  State  Forest. 
The  10-K  race  was  preceded  by  a 
two  mile  "fun  run." 

Other  festival  attractions 
included  guided  tours  of  Whites- 
bog Village,  berry  culture  and 
Pine  Barrens  ecology,  music,  food 
served  by  the  Pemberton  Town- 
ship Lions  Club,  over  50  crafts, 
demonstrations  and  a  children's 
contest.  Of  course,  there  also  was 
plenty  of  fresh  blueberries  from 
the  Tru-Blu  Cooperative  Associ- 
ation and  blueberry  baked  goods 
fi-om  Browns  Mills  Bakery. 

In  addition  to  those  mentioned 
above,  the  Whitesbog  Blueberry 
Festival  is  sponsored  by  many 
local  and  regional  groups,  includ- 
ing Material  Handling  Systems, 
A.R.  DeMarco  Cranberries,  Jen- 
kins Well  Drillers,  Ocean  Spray, 
the  N.J.  Division  of  Juvenile 
Services  and  the  Pinelands 
Commission. 

The  Blueberry  Festival  is 
attracting  more  and  more  people 
each  year.  All  proceeds  from  the 
event  go  towards  preserving 
Whitesbog  Village. 

THE  VILLAGE  is  an  outstand 
ing  example  of  the  cranberry 

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and  blueberry  farming  commun- 
ities that  dotted  the  Pine  Barrens 
a  century  ago,  says  Julie  Gandy, 
executive  director,  Whitesbog 
Pteservation  Trust. 

They  have  all  but  disappeared 
in  recent  years,  she  explains. 

Now  a  virtual  ghost  town, 
Whitesbog  was  once  a  bustling 
community  where  great  advan- 
ces were  made  in  both  cranberry 
and  blueberry  growing  methods. 

Joseph  Josiah  White,  the  father 
of  blueberry  pioneer  Elizabeth 
White,  founded  the  village  in 
1884  and  eventually  built  600 
acres  of  cranberry  bogs  within 
the  3,000  acre  farm. 

The  project  was  originally 
dubbed  "White's  Folly"  because 
no  one  believed  cranberries  could 
be  cultivated  in  man-made  bogs. 

Joseph  Josiah  White  also 
designed  and  patented  labor-saving 


machinery  to  speed  the  sorting 
and  processing  of  cranberries. 

At  the  turn  of  the  century,  the 
farm  employed  about  600  labor- 


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THIS  HOME  in  Whitesbog  Village  probably  housed  a  foreman  who  helped  direct  operations  on 
the  cranberry  bogs  and  blueberry  fields. 


era  during  the  fall  harvest  sea- 
son. Most  of  these  workers  were 
Italian  immigrants  who  lived  the 
rest  of  the  year  in  South  Phila- 
delphia. During  the  harvest,  they 
were  housed  in  communal  living 
quarters  in  nearby  satellite  vil- 
lages called  "Rome"  amd  "Flor- 
ence," both  of  which  have  since 
been  razed. 

It  was  at  Whitesbog  in  the 
years  before  World  War  I  that 
Elizabeth  White,  working  with 
Dr.  Fredrick  Coville,  developed 
the  first  commercially  viable, 
cultivated  blueberry  crop.  Their 
pioneering  efforts  in  horticulture 
have  made  New  Jersey  one  of 
the  nation's  leading  producers  of 
blueberries. 

Miss  White  saw  the  blueber- 
ries grow  wild  on  the  high  ground 


next  to  the  cranberry  bogs  and 
wanted  to  cultivate  a  blueberry 
large  enough  to  pick  commer- 
cially. She  asked  local  residents 


to  bring  her  blueberry  bushes 
that  they  knew  produced  large 
berries,  and  she  recruited  Dr. 
Coville,  a  biologist  with  the  U.S. 


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Department  of  Agriculture,  to 
help  crossbreed  the  plants  to 
develop  new  strains. 

The  new  varieties  were  named 
for  the  people  who  had  supplied 
the  wild  bushes.  The  blueberry 
fields  Miss  White  planted  are 
still  intact  today  at  Whitesbog 
and  are  under  lease  by  the  State 
of  New  Jersey  to  the  J.J.  WhiteCo. 


IN  ITS  HEYDAY,  Whites 
bog  contained  a  post  office,  a 
general  store,  greenhouses,  a 
nursery  for  the  children,  a  barrel 
factory,  storage  facilities,  a  cav- 


ernous packing  house  where  fruit 
was  brought  for  processing,  and 
homes  for  the  village's  perman- 
ent residents. 
Today  the  village  stands  idle 


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and  deteriorating,  with  many  of 
the  original  buildings  gone  and 
others  threatened  by  decay  and 
vandalism.  But  its  importance 
as  a  symbol  of  a  significant 
chapter  in  New  Jersey's  history 
and  as  a  vital  link  to  the  state's 
rich  ethnic  heritage  ultimately 
prompted  a  group  of  private  citi- 
zens and  public  officials  to  rescue 
the  village. 

The  Whitesbog  Preservation 
Trust  was  organized  in  1982,  with 
the  help  of  the  New  Jersey  Con- 
servation Foundation,  in  an  effort 
to  preserve  Whitebog's  remain- 
ing buildings  and  educate  state 
residents  about  its  historical 
significance. 

The  Trust  is  actively  working 
toward  restoration  in  cooperation 
with  the  State  Department  of 
Environmental  Protection.  A 
nomination  to  place  Whitesbog 
on  the  National  Register  of  His- 
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Writer  Presents  5  Steps 


Reading  Effectively 


By  CHERYL  MACDONALD 

Do  you  feel  swamped  by  the 
amount  of  material  you  have  to 
read?  In  the  effort  to  keep  up 
with  current  events  and  profes- 
sional news,  many  of  us  do.  Is 
there  a  way  out  of  the  jungle  of 
letters,  reports,  periodicals  and 
books  which  absolutely  must  be 
read? 

Yes  there  is!  The  five  steps  listed 
here  can  save  you  time  and  still 
keep  you  well  informed. 

1.  ESTABLISH  YOUR 
READING  GOALS.  What  are 
you  trying  to  accomplish  through 
your  reading?  Why  do  you  need 
to  read  a  particular  report,  book 
or  magazine?  "Because  it  relates 


to  my  job"  or  "I'm  on  the  mailing 
list"  are  not  valid  reasons. 
Neither  is  "everyone  else  does," 
unless  you're  talking  about  a 
publication  which  is  regularly 
discussed  by  colleagues  and 
which  contains  information  you 
can't  obtain  elsewhere. 

Your  reading  goals  can  be  per- 
sonal or  professional,  long  or 
short  term,  but  it's  important 
that  you  know  exactly  what  they 
are.  Whether  you're  contemplat- 
ing a  trip  or  visit  to  a  trade  show 
or  convention,  or  trying  to  keep 
up  to  date  with  the  latest  break- 
throughs in  your  industry,  your 
reading  should  reflect  these  goals. 

2.  BE  SELECTIVE.  Would 


you  eat  everything  in  sight  just 
to  be  well  nourished?  Of  course 
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sideration when  making  an 
assessment. 

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Cranmoor,  Gordon,  Kingston, 
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Nobody  knows  where  this  will 
end,  but  the  future  does  not  look 
encouraging.  More  ponds  and 
streams  than  ever  before  have 
been  monitored  and  this  devel- 
opment will  not  come  to  an  end 
in  the  foreseeable  future. 

•  Whatever  chemical  is  used, 
keep  as  much  of  it  as  you  can  out 
of  the  ditches,  particularly  the 
ditches  containing  running  water. 

•  If  this  cannot  be  done,  keep 
the  water  impounded  for  as  long 
as  possible. 

•  If  the  above  cannot  be  done, 
residues  in  the  parts  per  trillion 
range  can  be  detectable  down- 
stream. 

•  See  to  it  that  the  floodgates 


COVER  PHOTO 
PHIL  MARUCCI  has  retired 
as  research  professor  in 
entomology  and  extension 
specialist  in  cranberry  and 
blueberry  culture  at  the 
Cranberry  and  Blueberry 
Laboratory  in  Chatsworth, 
N.J.,  but  he  still  is  avidly 
studying  things  that  grow, 
both  on  his  own  and  as  a 
part-time  researcher  for 
Tru-Blue  Cooperative  Asso- 
ciation. He  also  is  indulging 
his  love  for  the  classics  and 
the  breeding  of  day  lilies. 
Needless  to  say,  he  is  making 
good  use  of  his  retirement 
gift:  a  greenhouse.  The  Bud- 
dtown,  N.J.,  resident  also  is 
continuing  in  his  post  as  offi- 
cial Weather  Bureau  observer 
for  the  Pemberton  Station. 
CRANBERRIES  is  happy  to 
report  that  Marucci  has 
agreed  to  write  articles  for 
forthcoming  issues  of  the 
magazine. 

(Photo  courtesy  of  Cook 
College,  Rutgers  University) 


are  tight. 

•  If  the  floodgates  leok  tight, 
think  about  the  bottom  plank. 
One  does  not  see  leakage  coming 
from  under  the  bottom  plank 
and  may  have  the  wrong  idea 
about  being  safe. 

•  Do  not  trust  stagnant  water. 
"Stagnant"  water  actually  may 
run  at  the  rate  of  2-5  feet  per 
hour,  which  one  cannot  see  from 
the  dike— but  it  can  amount  to  48 
to  120  feet  in  24  hours. 

•  Pesticides  in  ditch  water 
break  down  50-90%  during  the 
first  3-5  days  after  the  applica- 
tion. Therefore,  runoff  occurring 
during  the  first  days  is  more  eas- 
ily detectable  than  runoff  leav- 
ing the  bog  later  due  to  higher 
concentration. 

•  Fertilizers  are  now  consider- 
ed as  bad  as  pesticides. 

•  For  the  time  being,  have  peat 
or  something  else  ready  to  keep 
the  floodgates  tight. 

PESTICIDES  IN 
GROUND  WATER 

With  the  increasing  interest  of 
regulatory  agencies  in  pesticide 


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residues  in  ground  water,  indi- 
vidual growers  are  nervous  again 
about  their  particular 
situation.  Here  is  our  position: 

•  The  peat  under  most  Massa- 
chusetts cranberry  bogs  (at  times 
more  than  40  feet  deep)  separ- 
ates the  active  upper  layer 
supporting  plant  growth  from 
the  main  aquifer.  Under  most 
bogs,  there  is  an  impervious  layer 
that  inhibits  vertical  water 
flow. 

•  Peat  under  cranberry  bogs 
does  not  act  like  a  big  sponge 
holding  large  volumes  of  water 
and  releasing  it  to  drainage 
streams.  In  most  cases,  water 
flow  is  very  slow  below  the  top 
layer  that  carries  the  cranberry 
bog  soil. 

•  Bogs  draining  into  estuar- 
ies, primarily  those  located  south 
of  the  Mid-Cape  Highway, 
probably  lack  the  impervious 
layer.  The  thickness  of  the 
underlying  peat  layer  may  vary, 
but  we  believe  that  the  water 
flow  in  this  peat  is  the  same  as 
under  regular  cranberry  bogs. 
Contamination  of  ground  water 
is  considered  improbable  (or  we 
would  have  looked  into  the  mat- 
ter some  time  ago). 

•  We  do  not  have  a  ground 
water  analysis  that  shows  the 
presence  of  pesticide  residues. 

•  Soil  analyses  indicate  that 
measurable  amounts  of  pesticide 
are  concentrated  in  the  top  10-12 
inch  soil  layer. 

•  This  situation  exists  in 
Massachusetts  and  is  not  neces- 
sarily applicable  to  the  other 
cranberry  producing  areas. 

WHAT  IS  THE 
PROBLEM  WITH 
PESTICIDES  IN 
WATER? 

Growers  are  more  observant 
about  residues  in  water  than  ever 
before.  As  a  result,  the  number  of 
fish  kills  caused  by  pesticide 
residues  in  water  has  been  dras- 
tically reduced.  Carelessness  or 
accidents  are  the  only  causes  of 
fish  kills. 


Although  we  thought  that  this 
was  an  achievement,  it  is  not 
enough  anymore.  EPA  is  now 
looking  at  residues  in  water  in 
the  parts  per  trillion  range  as 
potentially  dangerous. 

Under  these  circumstances,  the 
future  use  of  chemicals  in  food 
production  is  questionable.  Not 
only  the  cranberry  industry  is  in 
danger,  but  also  other  agricultu- 
ral commodities. 

The  difficulty  is  that  studies 
done  by  the  industry  are  not 
acceptable  and  private  laborato- 
ries are  employed  to  assess  the 
situation.  These  laboratories 
usually  come  up  with  similar 
figures,  but  the  interpretations 
can  be  different,  e.g.,  phosphor- 


ous from  decajdng  leaves  may  be 
labeled  fertilizer  phosphorous. 

During  the  next  two  years,  EPA 
will  delegate  the  development  of 
new  regulations  to  fine  tune  the 
use  of  pesticides  to  the  states. 
States  are  to  determine  sensitive 
areas  and  decide  which  chemi- 
cals may  be  used  in  these  areas 
and— possibly— how  much. 

Neither  federal  nor  state  agen- 
ices  will  have  enough  funds  to 
study  the  situation  carefully 
enough  to  make  good  decisions. 
The  thought  that  input  from  the 
industry  in  this  process  will  be 
ignored  is  not  very  comforting. 

NOTE:  Therefore,  growers 
should  be  extremely  careful  with 
the  handling  of  chemicals. 


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Obituaries 

Gerald  Potter 


Baptist  Church  for  more  than  60 
years  and  had  served  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday  School  and  as 
a  deacon.  He  also  was  a  member  of 
the  Monroe  County  Sheriffs  Posse. 

Potter  was  bom  in  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  the 
former  lila  Gillette,  a  son,  a  daugh- 
ter, six  grandchildren,  five  great- 
grandchildren, two  brothers  and  a 
sister. 


Jerald  Zimmerman 

Jerald  D.  Zimmerman  of  Stevens 
Point,  Wise,  a  former  employee  of 
the  Chelsea  Treat  Cranberry  Marsh 
near  Tomah,  died  Aug.  20  at  the  age 
of  55. 

Zimmerman  had  received  a  heart 
transplant  in  February  1987  and, 
for  several  months  before  his  death, 
he  and  his  wife,  Sharon,  had  been 
developing  plans  to  open  a  lakeside 
retreat  where  transplant  patients 
could  go  to  rest  and  recuperate. 


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Gerald  Potter  of  Warrens,  Wise, 
former  president  of  the  Wisconsin 
Cranberry  Growers  Association,  died 
at  home  July  25  at  the  age  of  80. 

Potter  also  served  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  Ocean  Spray 
and  as  a  director  of  the  Midwest 

Cranberry  Board.  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Warrens 

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Regional 
Notes 

MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVILLE 

Dr.  Robert  Devlin  attended  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  American  Society  of  Plant 
Physiologists  in  Reno,  Nev.,  from  July  10 
to  14. 

Dr.  Devlin  also  attended  a  meeting  of 
the  Plant  Growth  Regulator  Society  in 
San  Antonio,  Tex.,  from  July  30  to  Aug. 
3. 

Bob  presented  papers  at  both  meetings. 

WASHINGTON 

Growlers  at  the  August  Field  Day  in 
Long  Beach  heard  numerous  laments  about 
the  nettlesome  black  vine  weevil. 

Dr.  Carl  Shanks,  entomologist  at  the 
Vancouver  research  unit,  said  larvae  eat- 
ing nematodes  are  proving  helpful.  He 
said  up  to  76  percent  of  the  weevils  have 
been  destroyed  at  test  plots  when  nema- 
tode applications  were  made  in  the  fall 
and  spring.  Costs  of  up  to  $500  an  acre 
and  the  difficulty  of  getting  the  nematodes 
evenly  spread  are  problems,  he  added. 

Richard  Cavaletto,  agricultural  engineer 
at  Oregon  State  University,  spoke  of  the 
large  range  of  efficiency  in  the  spraying 
effectiveness  of  nozzles  he  tested.  Of  those 


he  tested,  he  found  that  ceramic  nozzles 
last  the  longest  time,  brass  nozzles  the 
least. 

WISCONSIN 

When  spokesmen  for  the  Potter  &  Sons 
marsh  in  Cranmoor  found  that  186  colo- 
nies of  bees  they  rented  from  J.J.  Tilta  had 
been  poisoned,  they  and  Tilta  offered  a 
$5,000  reward  for  information  leading  to 
the  arrest  of  the  individual(s)  involved. 

They  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the 
poisoning  had  been  deliberate  rather  than 
accidental  after  a  University  of  Wisconsin 
biologist  found  a  pesticide  concentration 
of  100  parts  per  million  in  the  felled  bees.  A 
concentration  that  high,  said  marsh  man- 
ager Leonard  Pun/is,  ruled  out  the  possi- 
bility that  the  bees  had  been  accidentally 
poisoned  by  a  spraying  at  nearby  farms. 
They'd  never  have  made  it  back  to  the 
hives,  he  said. 

Further,  he  added,  there  were  human 
tracks  leading  to  all  of  the  hives. 

Anyone  having  information  about  the 
poisoning  is  asked  to  call  the  Wood  County 
Sheriff's  Department  at  421-8554. 

Weather 
Watch 

MASSACHUSETTS 

July  was  somewhat  on  the  warm  side. 


WISCONSIN 

The  summer  of  1988  might  be  the  top 
of  conversation  in  the  21st  century  whi 
they  get  around  to  talking  about  really  h 
weather.  Records  were  being  smashed 
over  the  place. 

Example:  On  Aug.  16  in  Wisconsin  Ra 
ids,  a  place  not  noted  for  tropical  weathi 
the  temperature  hit  a  record  breaking  1 
degrees.   The  previous   record  was 
degrees,  set  in  1946  and  1983.  Aug. 


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made  the  37th  day  of  temperatures  over 
90. 

In  West  Allis,  Mayor  Fred  Cashmere 

declared  that  city  employees  wouldn't  have 

I  to  wear  neckties  when  the  thermometer 


hit  over  90  degrees — "if . . .  you  don't  have 
to  visit  the  president  of  the  United  States." 
Nepco  Lake  was  down  2  feet,  leaving 
some  docks  and  swimming  areas  high  and 
dry. 


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Sound  Tax  Policy 

The  old  system  in  Wisconsin  of  having  a  universal  valua- 
tion for  marshes  in  Wisconsin  made  the  job  of  assessors 
easier.  But  it  wasn't  fair  to  all  growers. 

The  new  system,  of  valuing  bogs  individually,  according 
to  specific  criteria  of  age,  condition,  etc.,  makes  more  sense. 

Unsound  Policy 

What  apparently  doesn't  make  sense  is  the  new  1,200  page 
trade  bill  that  fails  to  lay  down  broad  principles  and  leaves 
too  much  room  for  case-by-case  haggling  by  administrative 
agencies  and  special  interests. 

But,  while  he  quarrels  with  the  bill  passed  by  Congress, 
RajTnond  Vernon,  professor  emeritus  of  international  affairs 
at  Harvard  University,  says  the  new  trade  agreement  with 
Canada  offers  hope  "that  we  can  produce  a  structure  for 
trade  decisions  that  is  now  drowned  out  by  the  debates 
between  the  President  and  the  Congress  over  individual 
cases,  that  keeps  its  eye  on  the  general  welfare  even  as  it 
recognizes  the  claims  of  special  interests  and  regions  of  the 
country.  In  its  broadest  outlines,  such  a  system  would  insti- 
tutionalize the  participation  of  political  and  industry  repre- 
sentatives within  the  process." 

In  a  letter  Sept.  12  to  The  New  York  Times,  he  concluded: 
"That  balance  cannot  be  achieved,  however,  simply  by 
increasing  the  President's  discretion  in  the  law  to  deal  with 
hard  cases,  as  the  1988  trade  act  has  done.  Painful  though 
the  chore  may  be,  the  next  Congress  will  have  to  go  back  to 
the  drawing  board  for  a  more  durable  solution." 


Financial  Planners  Open 
An  Office  In  Mlddleboro 

Roger  H.  Parent  Jr.,  enrolled  agent, 
attorney  Peter  W.  Hutchings  and 
William  H.  Bestgen  Jr.,  chartered 
financial  consultant,  have  formed  a 
professional  association,  Yankee 
Planners  Inc.,  to  provide  financial 
planning  services  for  individuals  and 
businesses  in  the  area. 

Their  office  is  located  at  59  N. 
Main  St.,  Middleboro,  Mass.  Parent 
has  been  an  accountant  for  14  years, 
Hutchings  has  been  a  tax  lawyer  for 
22  years  and  Bestgen  has  been  pro- 
viding financial  planning  services 
for  18  years. 


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Openings,  Obstacles  for  U.S.  Exporters 


Japan's  Horticultural  Market 


By  SUZANNE  GINGER 

When  a  Japanese  consumer 
reaches  for  a  bag  of  almonds,  a 
glass  of  grapefruit  juice  or  cran- 
berry juice  cocktail  or  a  serving 
of  french  fries,  the  odds  are  that 
the  product  is  from  the  United 
States. 

The  United  States  supplies 
roughly  a  third  of  Japan's  horti- 
cultural import  needs.  For  some 
products,  such  as  citrus,  almonds, 
cherries  and  canned  corn,  the 
United  States  dominates  the 
market.  For  other  horticultural 
items,  U.S.  sales  are  getting  a 
larger  market  share  thanks  to 
increased  promotion  and  a  favor- 
able yen/dollar  exchange  rate. 

Japan  has  been  the  largest 
single  U.S.  offshore  market  for 
horticultural  products  for  many 
years.  Exports  to  Japan  rose  60 
percent  from  $472  million  in  1983 
to  $755  milHon  in  1987.  Nearly 
90  percent  of  the  increase  came 
during  1986  and  1987. 

Gains  in  recent  years  have 
been  spurred  on  by  an  80  percent 
appreciation  in  the  value  of  the 


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yen  against  the  dollar  and  imple- 
mentation of  USDA's  Targeted 
Export  Assistance  (TEA)  pro- 
gram, as  well  as  relaxation  of 
certain  import  barriers. 

ORANGES,  grapefruit,  cher- 
ries, strawberries,  prunes,  frozen 
concentrated  grapefruit  juice, 
canned  com  and  frozen  french 
fries  registered  the  most  signifi- 
cant export  gains  during  1985-87. 

Many  U.S.  horticultural  pro- 
ducts have  benefitted  from  the 
TEA  program's  promotional  acti- 
vity. Under  the  program,  the 
Foreign  Agricultural  Service 
allocates  funds  to  grower  groups 
to  promote  U.S.  goods  overseas. 
Only  products  affected  by  unfair 
foreign  trade  practices  are  ineligi- 
ble. 

Overhalfofthe$110millionof 
TEA  funds  available  in  1988  are 
slated  for  horticultural  export 
promotion.  A  sizable  part  of  this 
amount  is  directed  toward  the 
Japanese  market,  where  high 
consumer  incomes,  changing  eat- 
ing habits  and  a  growing  open- 


ness to  Western-style  foods  make 
the  market  ripe  for  U.S.  sales. 

During  any  given  week  in 
Japan,  food  stores,  hotels,  res- 
taurants and  media  advertising 
feature  promotions  for  a  variety 
of  U.S.  horticultural  products. 
The  commodities  promoted  under 
the  TEA  program  include  rai- 
sins, table  grapes,  canned  cling 
peaches  and  fruit  cocktail,  citrus 
from  California,  Arizona  and 
Florida,  avocados,  cherries,  kiwi 
fruit,  potatoes,  wine,  walnuts, 
almonds  and  pistachios. 

DESPITE  the  sales  successes 
achieved  through  promotion  and 
improved  market  access,  U.S. 
exporters  still  face  several  trade 
barriers  that  keep  exports  from 
reaching  their  full  potential. 
Japanese  restrictions  such  as 
import  quotas,  juice  blending 
requirements  and  limited-entry 
seasons,  limit  the  import  of  some 
products. 

Although  per  capita  consump- 
tion of  fresh  citrus  in  Japan  is 
nearly  23  kilograms  per  year — 


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compared  with  the  1 1  kilograms 
in  the  United  States — Japan 
continues  to  Hmit  its  imports  of 
fresh  oranges  and  orange  juice. 

The  United  States  and  Japan 
negotiated  agreements  in  1979 
and  1984  that  enlarged  the  Jap- 
anese quota  for  fresh  oranges 
from  45,000  metric  tons  in  1979 
to  126,000  tons  in  1987.  The  Uni- 
ted States  currently  supplies  close 
to  100  percent  of  Japanese  fresh 
orange  import  needs,  but  ana- 
lysts believe  the  volume  would 
be  much  higher  if  quotas  were 
lifted. 

While  the  United  States  domi- 
nates the  fresh  orange  market, 
Brazil,  with  its  less  expensive 
products,  has  captured  nearly  90 
percent  of  the  orange  juice  market. 
Under  the  1979  and  1984  agree- 
ments, Japan  raised  orange  juice 
quotas  from  3,000  tons  in  1979  to 
8,500  tons  in  1987. 

On  March  31,  1988,  the  latest 
U.S.-Japanese  agreement  on  cit- 
rus import  quotas  expired.  The 
United  States  asked  Japan  to 
liberalize  fresh  orange  and  orange 
juice  imports  completely.  Japan 
responded  by  agreeing  to  liberal- 
ize imports  of  fresh  oranges  in 
three  years  and  orange  juice  in 
four  years.  Meanwhile,  Japan 
plans  to  impose  hefty  tariffs  on 
these  imports  for  another  three 
years. 

Present  Japanese  regulations 
require  imported  orange  juice  to 
be  blended  with  domestic  unshu 
mikan  (satsuma)  juice.  Juice 
blending  prevents  Japanese 
consumers  from  developing  a 


Wanted 

Wisconsin  Cranbeny 
Grower  wishes  to  purchase 
an  existing  cranberry  marsh. 

STEVE 

(715)421-0917 
(715)593-2385 


U.S.  Is  Top  Supplier  of  Japan's  Horticultural  Imports 


United  States 
30% 


Philippines 
16-4% 


Rest  of  World 

21% 


1986  Value  =  $2,4  Billion 


U.S.  Fruits  and  Vegetables  Are  Tops  on  Japanese  Shopping  Lists 


Miscellaneous 
3.8% 

Treenuts 
1 1 .5% 


Alcotiolic  Beverages 
3.3% 


Non-Citrus 

21.9% 


Citrus 
37.1% 


Vegetables 
22.4% 


1987  Value  =  $755  Million 


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preference  for  sweeter,  brand- 
identified  imported  juices. 

In  1986,  Japan  lifted  its  import 
quota  on  grapefruit  juice.  The 
United  States  dominates  the 
frozen  concentrate  grapefruit 
juice  market,  selling  $15.6  mil- 
lion worth  to  Japan  in  1987. 

JAPAN' S  strict  phytosanitary 
regulations  also  can  discourage 
U.S.  exporters.  Prior  to  1978, 
Japan's  plant  protection  and 
quarantine  rules  banned  entry 
of  all  U.S.  products  that  hosted 
the  codling  moth,  including 
apples,  pears,  all  stone  fruit  and 
in-shell  walnuts. 

The  first  breakthrough  was 
Japan's  acceptance  of  a  fumiga- 
tion procedure  for  Washington 
and  Oregon  cherries  in  1978. 
However,  Japan  allowed  entry 
of  the  U.S.  cherries  only  after 
July  1  each  year,  following  com- 
pletion of  Japan's  May-June 
cherry  harvest.  This  late  entry 
date  precluded  participation  by 
California  growers  who  market 
their  crops  in  May  and  June. 


The  red  letter  date  for  Califor- 
nia cherry  exports  was  in  1987, 
when  Japan  approved  a  fumiga- 
tion procedure  for  California 
cherries.  As  a  result,  cherries 
could  enter  Japan  between  May 
25  and  June  7  and  after  July  1. 

The  value  of  cherry  exports  to 
Japan  jumped  from  $8.3  million 
in  1986  to  $31.1  million  in  1987. 
In  subsequent  years,  entry  win- 
dows are  to  be  enlarged  and  all 
entry  date  restrictions  will  end 
in  1992. 

In  1986,  fumigated  in-shell 
walnuts  were  allowed  to  enter 
Japan.  Research  into  fumigation 
of  apples  and  California  necta- 
rines continues.  Nectarine  ship- 
ments to  Japan  commenced  June 
20, 1988,  and  hopefully  approval 
to  ship  U.S.  apples  will  be 
obtained  within  the  next  few 
years. 

Although  much  remains  to  be 
done,  some  of  Japan's  phytosan- 
itary measures  have  been  altered 
to  aid  importers.  In  April  1986, 
weekend  food  sanitation  and 


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plant  quarantine  inspections  were 
added  to  facilitate  imports. 
Imports  of  U.S.  horticultural 
products  must  pass  both  inspec- 
tions to  enter  Japan. 

Another  development  that  has 
aided  U.S.  horticultural  expor- 
ters was  the  Japanese  Ministry 
of  Health  and  Welfare  (MHW) 
certification  of  the  Oregon  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture's  laboratory 
to  conduct  many  of  the  tests 
required  by  MHW  on  food  pro- 
ducts being  exported  to  Japan. 
Such  "pre-testing"  can  expedite 
customs  clearance,  reduce  import 
costs  and  significantly  reduce 
the  chance  of  shipments  being 
rejected  upon  arrival  in  Japan. 

JAPAN  bans  irradiated  food 
and  many  food  additives.  For 
example,  on  cherries,  no  post- 
harvest  chemicals  can  be  used 
because  the  Japanese  view  these 


as  food  additives,  of  which  few 
are  permitted  in  imports.  Like- 
wise, only  a  limited  number  of 
fungicides  have  been  cleared  for 
use  on  products  entering  Japan. 


(Suzanne  Ginger,  formerly  with 
the  Horticultural  and  Tropical 
Products  Division,  is  now  in  the 
International  Trade  Policy  Div- 
ision, Foreign  Agricultural 
Service.) 


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Serving 
Massachusetts 
Cranberry 
Growers 


Maine  Moves  Ahead 
On  Cranberry  Plans 


In  the  weeks  that  have  fol- 
lowed a  conference  on  the  feasi- 
bility of  cranberry  growing  in 
Maine,  action  has  begun  on  sev- 
eral levels  to  make  the  idea  a 
reality. 

Jaspar  Wyman  and  Sons  of 
Cherryfield,  Maine,  the  largest 
blueberry  grower  and  processor 
in  the  state,  is  seriously  looking 
into  the  possibility  of  cranberry 
production  on  land  it  owns  that 
isn't  suitable  for  blueberries. 

"Our  processing  plants  are 
really  underutilized,"  Robert 
Phillips,  company  president,  told 
freelance  writer  Anne  Hyde 
Degan.  "They  are  only  used  five 
weeks  out  of  each  year." 

Since  the  cranberry  harvest  is 
about  a  month  later  than  the 
blueberry  harvest,  the  use  of 
present  blueberry  processing 
plants  could  be  extended  if  cran- 
berry production  is  adopted  in 
the  state. 

In  another  recent  development, 
Charles  E.  Davis,  director  of  the 
Eastern  Maine  Development  Cor- 
poration and  former  president  of 
Jaspar  Wyman,  is  spurring  pri- 
vate and  public  efforts  to  get  a 
pilot  project  started. 

Several  Massachusetts  grow- 
ers also  are  looking  into  bog 
development  in  Maine. 

There  is  a  consensus,  both  pri- 
vate and  public,  that  develop- 
ment would  take  place  in  upland 
sites  because  of  Maine's  strin- 
gent wetlands  regulations. 

The  Maine  Department  of  Agri- 
culture, Food  and  Natural  Resour- 
ces reports  having  received 
numerous  letters  of  inquiry  since 
it  sponsored  a  Cranberry  Forum 
in  Augusta  on  July  13. 

One  key  figure  in  Massachu- 
setts cranberrying  expressed  the 
hope  that  Maine,  for  its  own 

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sake,  "wouldn't  jump  in  with 
both  feet,"  but  would  proceed 
cautiously. 


The  likelihood  that  the  state 
won't  leap  without  looking  is 
borne  out  by  the  Department  of 


Cranherrp 

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Applied 

Cutiom  Pruning 
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,  Agriculture's  working  closely  with 
I  the  University  of  Maine  Exper- 
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Environmental  Protection  and 
the  Downeast  RC  &  D  to  provide 
technical  assistance  and  to  help 
ensure  that  pilot  projects  are  envi- 
ronmentally sound. 

State  and  university  person- 
nel are  busily  boning  up  on 
cranberry  production.  Represen- 
tatives attended  the  Fourth 
International  Symposium  on 
Vaccinium  Culture  in  Wisconsin. 
They  also  have  made  trips  to 
Massachusetts  and  Bernard 
T  Shaw,  Maine's  commissioner  of 
agriculture,  toured  the  Nova 
I  Scotia  cranberry  industry  in 
September. 


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wickedly  wander.  To  ward  them  off, 
giant  bonfires  were  lit,  a  custom 
until  recently  celebrated  in  Scotland 
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for  your  children  and  their  friends. 
Dressed  up  as  tiny  ghosts,  goblins, 
witches  and  scary  little  skeletons, 
they'll  revel  in  an  event  filled  with 
treats  and  favors  just  for  them.  Plan 
to  have  it  either  before  or  after  they 
trick  'n'  treat. 

Cranberry-bright  recipes  suited  to 
your  tots'  taste  buds,  which  are  quick 
and  easy  to  prepare  and  have  decor- 
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some  you'll  enjoy  making  and  your 
tricksters  will  find  irresistible. 

"Mini  Cheese  Pumpkins  with 
Wizard's  Berry  Dip"  can  be  prepared 
before  the  special  day.  The  simple 
mix  for  the  mini  pumpkins  is  just 
grated  cheddar  cheese  and  mustard, 
which  is  then  rolled  into  little  balls. 
Top  each  with  a  stem  shape,  using 
short,  thin  slices  of  celery  or  green 
beems  or  parsley.  Handy  little  hands 
will  enjoy  helping  you  create  these 
charming  little  snacks.  The  pump- 
kins are  to  be  dipped  in  a  piquant 
sauce  combining  fresh  cranberries 
and  catsup.  Serve  the  wee  pumpkins 
on  a  platter  around  a  bowl  of  the  dip. 

For  all  those  "sweet  teeth"  to 
devour,  "Pumpkin  Pizza  with  Cran- 
berry Fluff'  is  delectable  and  nutri- 
tious, tqo.  Pie  crust  mix  is  the  base 
for  this  treat,  which  is  formed  in  the 
shape  of  a  pumpkin,  and  baked.  For 
the  filling,  there's  a  super  tasty  mix- 
ture combining  butterscotch  pudding, 
heavy  cream,  milk,  mashed  pump- 
kin and  pumpkin  spice.  When  the 
pizza  shell  has  been  filled  with  the 
pudding,  it  is  topped  with  rosy  fluffs 
made  from  jellied  cranberry  sauce 
and  egg  whites.  The  puffs  of  fluff  are 
used  to  make  the  pumpkin's  eyes. 


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nose  and  mouth.  The  rim  of  the 
pumpkin  and  the  face  are  garnished 
with  sugar-syruped  berries.  It's  all  a 
beaming  delight  to  behold  and  it's 
perfect  as  your  colorful  table  center- 
piece. 

To  round  out  your  party  taste 
pleasers,  "Berry  Bewitching  Cider 
Punch"  is  prepared  in  a  snap  with 
cranberry  juice  cocktail,  cider,  fro- 
zen lemonade  and  orange  slices.  If 
you  don't  have  a  punch  bowl,  con- 


sider using  a  plastic  bowl  which  can 
be  decorated  with  colorful  Halloween 
decals  or  homemade  cutouts. 

How  about  a  special  Halloween 
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MINI  CHEESE  PUMPKINS 
WITH  WIZARD'S  BERRY  DIP 

(Makes  24  pumpkins  with  Vti 

cups  dip) 
2  bars  (10  ounces  each)  sharp 

Cheddar  cheese,  finely  grated 
2  tablespoons  prepared  yellow 

mustard 
Celery,  or  green  beans,  sliced 

into  thin,  1  inch  high  sticks ,  or 

parsley  stems 
1  cup  fresh  or  frozen-fresh 

cranberries,  rinsed  and  drained 
¥t  cup  sugar 
•/4  cup  water 
1  cup  catsup 

In  a  bowl,  mix  grated  cheese,  mus- 
tard and  mix  with  the  hands  until 
pasty.  Pinch  off  pieces  the  size  of  a 
small  walnut  and  roll  with  the  hands 
into  a  ball.  With  the  back  of  a  knife, 
make  indentations  on  the  sides  of 
the  balls.  Press  small  celery  sticks  or 
parsley  stems  into  top  of  each  ball  to 
resemble  a  pumpkin.  Chill  until  ready 
to  serve.  DIP:  In  a  saucepan,  mix 
cranberries,  sugar,  water.  Bring  to  a 
boil  and  boil  for  5  minutes.  Remove 
from  heat  and  stir  in  catsup.  Chill. 
Place  bowl  of  spicy  dip  on  platter 
and  surround  with  mini  pumpkins. 

PUMPKIN  PIZZA  WITH 
CRANBERRY  FLUFF 

(Serves  8) 

1  package  (11  ounces)  pie  crust 
mix 

2  packages  (3V4  ounces  each) 
butterscotch  pudding  and  pie 
filling 

1  cup  (^/2  pint)  heavy  cream 
1  cup  milk 


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1  teaspoon  pumpkin  pie  slice 

1  can  (8  ounces)  jellied 
cranberry  sauce 

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Fresh  or  frozen-fresh 
cranberries,  (from  1  pound 
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Corn  syrup  and  sugar 

Prepare  pie  crust  according  to  pack- 
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floured  surface  into  an  11  inch  round. 
Place  round  on  a  foil  lined  cookie 
sheet.  With  a  sharp  knife,  cut  pie 
crust  into  large  pumpkin  with  a 
stem.  Roll  trimmings  with  the  fin- 
gers into  a  long  rope.  Place  rope 
around  edge  of  pumpkin,  crimping 
edges  of  rope  and  pumpkin  to  seal, 
shaping  an  edge  about  V2  inch  high. 
Prick  bottom  of  shell  with  the  tines 
of  a  fork.  Bake  in  a  preheated  hot 
oven  (400°?)  for  15  to  20  minutes  or 
until  brown.  In  a  saucepan,  mix 
pudding,  heavy  cream,  milk,  pump- 
kin and  spice.  Stir  over  low  heat 
until  pudding  bubbles  and  thickens. 
Cool,  cover  and  then  chill.  When 
ready  to  serve,  spread  filling  evenly 
into  baked  shell.  In  a  bowl,  beat 
cranberry  sauce  and  egg  whites  until 
stiff  and  mixture  holds  peaks.  Spoon 
eyes,  nose  and  mouth  of  cranberry 
fluff  on  pumpkin.  Roll  cranberries 
in  syrup  and  then  in  sugar.  Place 
cranberries  around  outer  edge  of 
pizza  and  on  the  eyes,  nose  and 
mouth.  When  serving,  spoon  remain- 
ing topping  on  each  portion  of  pizza. 


BERRY  BEWITCHING 
CIDER  PUNCH 

(Makes  about  9  cups) 
4  cups  cranberry  juice 

cocktail,  chilled 
4  cups  cider,  chilled 
1  can  (6  ounces)  frozen 

concentrated  lemonade, 

undiluted 
Sugar  to  taste 
Ice  cubes,  orange  slices 

In  a  large  bowl  or  pitcher,  mix  cran- 
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sugar  to  taste  and  stir  until  well 
blended.  Add  ice  cubes  and  orange 
slices  and  serve. 


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CCCOA  Slates 
Photo  Contest 

The  Cape  Cod  Cranberry  Growers 
Association  is  conducting  a  color 
photography  contest  for  cranberry 
growers,  their  families  and  friends. 
The  theme:  Cranberry  Culture  Is 
Good  for  the  Environment. 

There  will  be  three  categories:  1. 
wildlife  in  and  about  cranberry  bogs; 

2.  wildflowers  in  cranberry  country; 

3.  harvest  or  bog  scene. 

Entries  must  be  submitted  by  Nov. 
18  to  CCCGA  Photography  Contest, 
P.O.  Box  518,  East  Wareham,  MA 
02538.  Winners  will  be  announced 
Dec.  16. 


Photos  must  be  taken  in  upland  or 
wetland  owned  by  a  Massachusetts 
upland  or  wetland  cranberry  pro- 
ducer. The  CCCGA  recommends  that 
photographers  obtain  permission 
before  entering  property  they  do  not 
own. 

Photos  must  be  in  color  and  include 
negatives — no  slides.  They  must  be 
no  smaller  than  3"  by  5"  and  no 
larger  than  8"  by  10".  Name,  address 
and  phone  number  should  be  printed 
on  the  reverse  side  of  an  entry.  All 
entries  become  the  property  of 
CCCGA  and  will  not  be  returned. 

Contest  judge  will  be  Hal  Peter- 
son, professional  photographer  and 
owner  of  The  Shutterbug  Camera 
Shop  in  Fairhaven. 


Winning  photos  will  "go  on  the 
road"  with  the  promotion  committee 
to  state  and  national  events  and  will 
be  eligible  for  publication  in  a  book- 
let on  Massachusetts  cranberry  cul- 
ture, wetlands  and  wildlife  sponsored 
by  the  environmental  committee. 

There  is  no  limit  to  the  number  of 
entries  that  may  be  submitted. 

Grand  prize  will  be  an  U"  by  14" 
framed  enlargement  of  the  winning 
photo.  First  prize  in  each  of  the 
categories  will  be  10  rolls  of  Kodak 
color  film.  There  also  will  be  second 
and  third  prizes  and  honorable 
mentions. 

For  further  information,  contact 
Carolyn  Gilmore  at  (508)  763-5206  or 
Linda  Rinta  at  (508)  295-3254. 


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1266  Whitesbog,  New  Jersey  3.50 

768  History  of  Cranberry  industry  in  Wisconsin 3.50 

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570a  Cranberries  Greeted  Our  Forefathers 3.50 

570b  Cranberry  Pollination 3-50 

1270  Progress  in  Controlling  Bird  Damage  to  Crops 3.50 

371a  Oxygen  Deficiency  Kills  Cranberry  Insects 3.50 

371b  Summer  Spray  Application  of  Phosphorus 3.50 

672  Honeybee  Populations  and  Fruit  Set  In  Cranberry 3.50 

772  Surface  Water  Quality  in  Drainage  Areas  of  Cranberry  Bogs 3.50 

573  insecticide  Toxicity  to  Honeybees  3.50 

673  Prolonging  the  Life  of  Harvested  McFarlln  Cranberries 3.50 

274  Effect  of  Light  on  Cranberry  Seed  Germination 3.50 

374  Effect  of  Temperature  on  Germination  of  Cranberry  Seeds  3.50 

275  Analyses  of  Cranberry  Marsh  Discharge  Waters-Progress  Report 3.50 

976  Response  of  Cranberry  Bogs  to  Sulfur-Coated  Urea 3.50 

380  Effect  of  Trash  on  Growth  Inhibition  3.50 

680  Aircraft  Spraying  and  Fruit  Rot  3.50 

880  Ocean  Spray  Golden  Anniversary 3.50 

281  Fairy  Ring  Control 3.50 

481  The  Rope-Wicit  Weed  Wiper 3.50 

781  Cranberry  Pollination  in  British  Columbia  3.50 

282a  1981  Fungicide  Trials 3.50 

282b  Abbott  Lee's  3  Wheel  Water  Harvester 3.50 

582  Fungus  Research  at  University  of  Wisconsin 3.50 

183  Fungicide  Trials  on  Cranberries 3.50 

283  Cross-Fertilization  Experiments 3.50 

583  Bogside  Wildlife 3.50 

783  Orthene  Experiments  3.50 

284  The  Cranberry  in  History 3.50 

884  Modifications  to  Furford  Picker-Pruner 3.50 

685  Sex  Attractant  Traps 3.50 

1285a  Integrated  Pest  Management:  What  It  Means 3.50 

1285b  Picking  at  the  63rd  Parallel 3.50 

486  Appropriate  Rates  for  Lorsban 3.50 

686a  Spur:  A  Promising  insecticide  3.50 

686b  Ponds  for  Profit 3.50 

986  3  Year  IPM  Survey 3.50 

387  A  Survey  of  Cranberry  Dieback 3.50 

487  A  Rationale  for  Pruning  3.50 

587  Ditch  Stonecrop  and  Its  Control  3.50 

687  Control  With  Fydulan  3.50 

787  Using  Furioe  and  Fusllade 3.50 

987  insecticide  Timing  to  Control  Fruitworm 3.50 

188  All  Terrain  Vehicles 3.50 

288  Cranberry  Tipworm— 1986  Damage 3.50 


C.  "Cranberries! 


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B-  "Cranberry  Plant  at  Blossom  Time" 


O-  "Cranberries:  Blossoms  to  Berries" 


E,  "Cranberry  Harvest 


F.  "Cranberry  Plant  at  Harvest  Time" 


G.  "Cranberry  Blossoms  with  Green  Berry"  H.  "Cranberry  Blossoms" 


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Wisconsin  Association 


100  Years  and  Still  Growing 


By  FREDERICK  POSS 

*  Smiles  from  hundreds  of  happy 
)eople  popped  up  faster  than  cran- 
)erry  blossoms  one  day  near  the 
snd  of  summer.  That's  the  day  the 
jrajmor  Cranberry  Marsh  of  Wis- 
;onsin  Rapids,  Wise,  welcomed 
;ome  1,500  people  for  a  commem- 
irative  field  day  celebrating  1988 
is  the  centennial  year  of  the  Wis- 
;onsin  Cranberry  Growers  Associ- 
ition. 

HOSTS  for  this  gala  occasion  were 
he  Gordon  Dempze  and  Ron  Heller 
amilies,  which  greeted  guests  arriving 
m  shuttle  buses  with  a  hardy  hello  and 
.  packet  of  materials,  including  a  his- 
ory  of  the  Gaynor  Cranberry  Company. 

Gary  Dempze,  a  robust  and  genial 
nan  who  works  the  marsh  full  time, 
irovided  an  oral  history  to  supplement 
he  handout  visitors  received. 

"In  1876,"  Gary  explained,  "John 
ind  James  Gaynor  came  from  Wauke- 
ha  (Wise.)  to  start  a  cranberry  marsh, 
n  1893,  James  Gaynor  went  to  the 
tate  legislature  to  ask  for  money  to 
itudy  cranberries  ...  he  received  $250 
or  a  Va  acre  plot  at  the  Gaynor  marsh. 
3y  1896,  he  had  expanded  the  plots  to  5 
icres  at  this  experimental  station,  and 
I'rom  1897  to  1913  every  field  day 
summer  convention)  was  held  there 
except  for  1910)." 

And  how  does  the  Dempze  family  tie 
n  to  the  Gaynor  marsh? 

"In  1903,"  Gary  said,  "Charles 
Dempze  and  his  mother  started  to  work 
it  the  Gaynor  marsh.  By  1926,  Charles 
vas  marsh  manager  and,  for  the  next 
10  years,  proceeded  to  buy  stock  in  the 
;ompany." 
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State  Cranberry  Growers 
\ssociation  to  paint  "Cranberry 
tiarvesttime"  in  celebration  of 
;he  100th  year  of  the  organiza- 
ion.  A  story  about  the  field  day 
lommemorating  the  anniver- 
sary starts  on  this  page. 


LOTS  of  interest  was  displayed  over  the  large  display  of  machinery 
at  the  100th  anniversary  fete  of  the  Wisconsin  Cranberry  Growers 
Association.  (CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Frederick  Poss) 


Charles's  management  and  in  1941 
was  the  largest  grower  of  cranberries 
in  Wisconsin.  In  1968,  Charles  Dempze 
died  and  his  son,  Gordon,  assumed 
complete  management  of  the  company. 
"There  are  three  boys  and  one  girl 


who  are  the  children  of  Gordon,"  Gary 
continued,  ".  . .  and  if  you  wait  a  min- 
ute, I'll  go  get  him  for  your  picture." 

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day  was  held? 

"Yes,  that's  right!"  explained  an 
officer  in  the  growers  association  while 
arrangements  were  being  made  for  a 
photo  of  the  widely  known  and  highly 
respected  dean  of  Gaynor  marsh:  Gor- 
don Dempze. 

A  photo  session  provided  the  oppor- 
tunity to  catch  Gordon,  proudly  exhibit- 
ing a  box  of  cranberries  sporting  the 
well-known  Gaynor  label,  and  his  son, 
Jim,  and  daughter-in-law,  Suzie,  were 
willing  to  exhibit  some  of  the  historic 
newspaper  clippings  and  antique 
packing  and  sorting  equipment  still  set 
up  in  some  of  the  outbuildings. 

VIEWING  the  exhibitions  and  tak- 
ing pictures  was  not  limited  to  the 
press.  Another  set  of  hosts  quickly 
appeared  on  the  scene  to  lead  visitors 
and  press  alike  around  the  spacious 
grounds. 

Andy  and  Annie  Cranberry,  two 
bigger-than-life  clowns,  pointed  out 
where  a  visitor  could  find  the  historical 
and  equipment  displays,  where  the 
crafts  and  indoor  exhibitors  were  located, 
and  even  where  to  stand  to  catch  a  bus 
for  a  tour  of  the  marsh. 

A  quick  check  of  the  crafts'  areas 
revealed  everything  from  cranberry 
knickknacks  to  a  Cranberry  Associa- 
tion quilt  made  especially  for  the  cen- 
tennial. There  was  a  special  treat  for 
artistic-minded  visitors  if  they  stopped 


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PAUL  Salzwedel  showed  off  the  picker  head  he  developed. 

(CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Frederick  Poss) 

to  chat  with  Phylhs  Sampson  and 
viewed  her  daughter  Susan's  lovely 
commemorative  oil  painting  of  a  cran- 
berry harvest. 

"There  are  40  to  50  indoor  exhibitors 
and  50to  eOoutdoorequipmentdealers," 
Gary  Dempze  had  explained  earlier. 
And  a  long  look  down  "dealers'  row" 
showed  an  impressive  array  of  cranes, 
heavy-duty  earthmovers,  helicopters 
and  harvesting  machines. 

Paul  Salzwedel  of  Warrens,  Wise, 
was  busy  demonstrating  his  machine. 

"It's  a  cranberry  picker  head,"  he 
said,  as  curious  onlookers  examined  it. 
"It's  a  Getsinger  design  .  .  .  this  is  a 
hydraulic,  5  foot  wide  riding  tractor, 
which  can  pick  wet  or  dry." 

THE  NOONDAY  SUN  must  have 
heard  about  the  centennial,  too.  The 
nearly  100  degree  heat  and  high 
humidity  made  more  than  a  few  vis- 
itors make  use  of  the  carefully  planned 
refreshments  and  hospitality  centers. 
Cranberry  ice  cream  and  drink  were 
especially  popular.  And  the  shade  of 
the  meeting  hall  beckoned  to  people 
after  lunch  to  hear  the  welcome  to  the 
field  day  given  by  this  year's  state 
president,  Nodji  Van  Wychen. 

Committee  reports  about  new  real 
estate  forms  which  can  greatly  assist 
tax  assessors  and  growers  alike  and 
the  great  increases  in  grasshopper 
infestations  due  to  the  drought  this 
summer  were  two  of  the  main  themes 
during  the  business  meeting. 

Perhaps  the  best  moment  of  the  field 
day  centennial,  however,  may  have 


been  a  simple  observation  the  current 
state  president  made  as  she  looked 
across  the  rows  of  tables,  chairs,  booths, 
displays,  machinery  and  buses  and 
people,  all  in  harmonious  motion. 

"You  know,"  she  reflected,  as  a  smile 
bom  of  hard  work  and  accomplish- 
ment formed  quietly  across  her  fea- 
tures, "in  1953,  there  were  75  people 
who  attended  the  field.  Last  year,  there 
were  about  900.  Just  look  at  this  year! 
We  probably  have  1,500  people  here. 
This  just  keeps  growing  bigger  and 
bigger  every  year." 

.  .  .  if  John  and  James  Gaynor  and 
Charles  Dempze  could  have  been  lis- 
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Nodji  Van  Wychen  Heads  WCGA 


MEET  THE  PREZ! 


By  FREDERICK  POSS 

"Don't  fall  over  the  cement  steps— 
the  lights  aren't  on  and  there  are 
toy  trucks  all  over  the  place!" 

ITis  8:30p.m.  and  Nodji  Van  Wychen, 
her  husband,  Jim,  and  their  four  child- 
ren are  graciously  trying  to  accomo- 
date one  more  interview  about  the 
upcoming  Wisconsin  Cranberry  Grow- 
ers Association  Centennial — even 
though  it's  late  and  she  has  been  on  the 
road  all  day  promoting  the  event. 

We  stumble  out  past  the  garage  of 
their  new  log  home.  The  pine  which  the 
Van  Wychens  cleared  for  new  cran- 
berry beds  has  been  recycled  into  sid- 
ing and — as  with  everything  else  about 
marsh  operation — everyone  in  the 
family  pitched  in  when  the  hard  work 
of  roofing  and  splitting  shingles 
demanded  attention. 

As  Jim  starts  up  their  roomy  CMC 
van,  Nodji  explains  that  the  vehicle 
"works  out  real  well  going  to  parades 
with  the  royalty  girls.  They  (the  queen 
and  her  court)  can  change  while  we  are 
setting  up  the  royalty  float,  so  eve- 
ryone is  ready  at  the  same  time." 

It  turns  out  that  one  daughter,  Tanya, 
age  15,  is  one  of  this  year's  cranberry 
princesses  and  her  duties  include  a 
steady  schedule  of  parades  and  festival 
appearances. 

Was  being  a  wardrobe  assistant  part 
of  the  job  description  for  Nodji's  role  as 
president  of  the  state  cranberry 
association? 


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NODJI  Van  Wychen,  new  president  of  the  Wisconsin  State  Cran- 
berry Growers  Association  never  fails  to  find  an  opportunity  to 
promote  cranberries.  Here  she  is  being  interview^ed  by  an  area 
television  station.  (CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Frederick  Poss) 


She  chuckles,  than  says  seriously, 
"It  is  getting  so  that  the  cranberry 
growers  themselves  can't  do  all  of  the 
work,  so  we're  thinking  about  hiring 
an  executive  director." 


The  van  is  bumping  along  pretty 
good  now.  Jim  needs  to  drive  out  on  the 
reservoir  dikes  to  turn  on  the  motors 
which  drive  the  irrigation  pumps.  A 
first  year  fawn  prances  nervously  in 


Financial  Strength. . . 

Personalized  Service. 

Isn't  That  What  You  Need  In  A  Bank? 

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We  recognize  the  importance             ness  demands, 
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,Tont  of  our  glaring  headlights  as  Jim 
fjits  the  horn  and  brakes.  Another 
inoment's  hesitation,  then  the  yearling 
bounces  back  through  the  "deer-proof 
[fence  from  whence  he  came. 

"BUT  haven't  people  been  irrigat- 
ing cranberries  and  chasing  away 
whitetails  for  more  than  100  years  in 
Wisconsin?"  I  ask. 

"Yes,"  Mrs.  Van  Wychen  agrees.  "The 
growers  first  organized  meeting  was 
held  in  1887  in  New  Lisbon,  Wise.  A 
group  of  them  got  together  to  share 
ideas,  problems  and  marketing  sug- 
gestions. Because  of  that  meeting,  they 
decided  to  form  bylaws  and  the  follow- 
ing year  (1888),  they  adopted  the 
bylaws — so  that's  why  we  choose  1888 
as  the  year  for  the  centennial." 

The  van  slows  momentarily  as 
another  animal  confronts  the  vehicle. 
Phis  time  it's  smaller.  A  brown,  furry 
streak  scoots  across  the  ditch. 

"Otter,  maybe,"  Jim  allows,  and  the 
v^an  and  interview  continue  on. 

So  the  entire  year  is  a  celebration  of 
the  cranberry  growers  centennial? 

"That's  right,"  President  Van  Wychen 
agrees.  "At  our  winter  meeting  in  Wis- 
consin Rapids,  we  were  able  to  have 
Grov.  Tommy  Thompson  proclaim  an 
Dfficial  cranberry  day.  We  also  set  up 
historical  displays,  paperworks,  the  first 
mechanical  picker,  cranberry  quilts, 
wooden  scoops  and  the  like." 

What  else? 

"In  May,"  she  continues,  "the  South 
Wood  County  Museum  renovated  their 
cranberry  building  for  a  cranberry  his- 
tory of  Wood  County." 

And  what  about  the  field  day  coming 
up  in  Wisconsin  Rapids? 

"We  choose  the  Gaynor  Marsh,"  Mrs. 
Van  Wychen  says,  "because  the  first 
field  day  was  held  there — and  we  are 
coming  back  to  the  original  marsh." 


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"There's  a  state  fair  booth,  too,"  she 
adds.  "Yesterday,  I  spent  all  day  with 
it." 

"It"  turns  out  to  be  a  120'  by  10'  low- 
boy which  displays  the  progress  of 
harvesting  tools. 

She  concludes,  "It  displays  the  first 
mechanical  picker  by  Robert  Case  from 
Warrens,  the  Getsinger  picker,  the  four 
wheel  Felton  raking  machine  and  the 
water  wheel  cranberry  beater." 

I  am  recognizing  some  local  names 
as  we  talk  about  the  picking  machines, 
so  I  ask  about  them. 

"Most  of  the  inventions  of  cranberry 
machinery  have  been  created  right  here 
in  Warrens  and  Wisconsin  Rapids," 


Nodji  says  quickly.  There  seems  to  be  a 
hint  of  pride  about  that  in  her  voice. 

AND  what  about  the  rest  of  the 
year?  Anything  else  coming  up  to  cele- 
brate the  year  of  the  cranberry? 

"There  is  a  centennial  quilt,"  Mrs. 
Van  Wychen  tells  me.  "Five  ladies  who 
are  growers  have  fashioned  a  quilt  that 
shows  some  of  the  history  of  cranberry 
growing.  The  quilt  is  to  be  displayed  at 
all  events  this  year." 

"And  we  commissioned  an  oil  paint- 
ing by  a  famous  Wisconsin  artist,  Susan 
Renae  Sampson  of  Black  River  Falls," 
she  says  as  the  van  swings  back  for  the 
bouncy  return  trip  home. 

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stands  his  ground  in  the  near  black 
Wisconsin  twilight  as  Jim  opens  a  shed 
to  start  an  electrically  operated  water 
pump  for  three  acres  of  new  beds. 

"How  about  the  Warren  Falls  Festi- 
val?" I  inquire. 

"They  have  adopted  the  100  year 
theme,"  Nodji  explains,  "for  the  parade 
and  fest  units.  There  will  be  the  low- 
boy with  the  antique  machinery  and 
past  officers  of  the  association  on  a 
float.  We  hope  to  send  a  unit  to  the 
Eagle  River  and  Stone  River  fest,  too." 

What  about  concluding  activities? 
That  is,  if  anyone  still  has  enough 
energy. 

"At  our  winter  meeting,  there  will  be 
a  few  culminating  activities,"  Mrs.  Van 
Wychen  says.  "But  one  thing  your 
readers  should  know" — and  she  pauses 
significantly — "is  in  a  year  fi-om  now 
we'll  be  completing  a  huge,  100  year 
heritage  book.  And  we  hope  that  every 
cranberry  grower's  family  will  have  an 
article  to  contribute  about  themselves 
and  their  marsh." 

THE  WARM,  coffee  black  of  night- 
time in  swamp  country  reminds  eve- 
ryone that  it's  time  for  the  interview  to 
end.  We  linger  for  a  moment  by  the 
van.  The  aroma  of  red  pine  and  rough- 
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rectEingle  of  light  that  is  the  doorway  to 
the  handmade  Van  Wychen  home. 

"The  heritage  book  is  due  out  in 
August,  1989,"  Nodji  points  out.  "We 
didn't  want  to  rush  it — we  want  to  do  it 
well!" 

. . .  the  book  will  be  a  great  success  I 
decide  as  the  porch  light  dims  and  I 
maneuver  my  car  around  for  a  try  at 
locating  the  highway.  If  the  Wisconsin 
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THIS  Cranberry  Court,  comprised  of,  1.  to  r.,  Princess  Tanya  Van 
Wychen,  Queen  Kelli  Brockman  and  Princess  Heather  Abbott, 
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Question:  What  do  both  of  these 
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when  approached  about  their  role  in 
merchandizing  a  fruit  particular  to 
Wisconsin  and  the  northeast  and 
northwest  coastal  states. 

The  ample  quantities  of  cranberry- 
related  t-shirts,  carry  bags,  buttons, 
pennants,  mugs  and  general  bric-a- 
brac  type  souvenirs  which  Larry  and 
Del  had  carefully  laid  out  on  their  dis- 
play table  testified  to  their  enthusiasm. 
"We  sell  items  for  the  cranberry  fes- 
tival," Del  explained.  "Something 
decently  priced— souvenir  type  things 
for  the  tourist.  The  funds  go  to  the  fes- 
tival and  they  stay  in  the  community 
that  way." 

Organizing  a  field  day  and  a  fall  fes- 
tival and  advertising  the  product  and 
program  is  one  of  the  first  require- 
ments for  the  right  medicinal  "tonic" 
in  the  world  of  commercial  sales. 

ANOTHER  basic  ingredient  in  the 
formula  for  promotional  success  came 
from  some  other  members  of  the  Wis- 
consin Cranberry  Growers  Centennial 
Committee  at  the  field  day. 

"One  of  the  things  we  took  on  is 
memorabilia,"  said  Krista  Kopacz,  Pam 
Walker  and  Lynn  Blajceski,  volunteers 
who  were  proudly  displaying  artifacts 
which  illustrated  the  100  years  of  his- 
tory which  have  led  up  to  this  year's 
centennial  celebration. 

"Everyone  brought  some  kind  of 
memento,"  they  continued,  as  the 
attractive  arrangement  of  nostalgia, 
such  as  linen  items  with  cranberry 
motifs,  caught  the  eye  of  passersby. 

And  what  else  could  catch  the  atten- 
tion of  potential  customers  for  the  Uttle 
red  berry  of  the  bog  country  better  than 
three  lovely  beauties  who  tour  the 
Badger  State  promoting  cranberry 
consumption? 

Queen  Kelli  Brockman,  followed  in 
descending  order  by  princesses  Heather 
Abbott  and  Tanya  Van  Wychen,  make 
it  a  point  to  "float"  down  every  big 
parade"  they  have  the  opportunity  to 
attend.  Their  huge,  scarlet  and  cream 
colored  parade  float  spells  out  C-R-A-N- 
B-E-R-R-I-E-S  in  appealing  bold  relief 
to  parade  viewers  throughout  the  spring, 
summer  and  autumn  months. 

GARY  Dempze,  one  of  the  operators 
of  the  Gaynor  marsh,  scene  of  the  first 
Wisconsin  field  day  one  hundred  years 
ago,  gave  some  insight  into  other 
necessary  stratgies  for  "getting  the 
message  across." 

"Here  at  our  field  day  we  have  a  tent 
set  up  just  for  the  media,"  he  said.  "In 
conjunction  with  the  centennial,  the 
Wisconsin  State  Cranberry  Growers 
Association  approached  us  (to  hold  the 
100th  meeting)  because  so  many  of  the 
early  field  days  were  held  at  this  marsh . 
Page  10  CRANBERRIES  November 


We've  got  historical  displays,  cranberry 
rakes  that  are  100  years  old,  harvest- 
ing and  sorting  equipment,  11  people 
displaying  cranberry  crafts,  40  to  50 
indoor  exhibits  and  50  to  60  outdoor 
exhibits  of  people  who  sell  to  the  cran- 
berry industry." 

One  of  the  field  day  exhibitors  illu- 
strated yet  one  more  way  to  capitalize 
on  selling  points  for  the  cranberry. 
Susan  Renae  Sampson,  an  artist  from 
Black  River  Falls,  Wise,  was  commis- 
sioned by  the  Wisconsin  Growers 
Association  to  do  a  commemorative  oil 
painting  depicting  the  history  of  cran- 
berrying  in  Wisconsin. 

"In  her  picture,  she  included  a  wooden 
rake  as  well  as  a  mechanical  picker," 
explained  her  mother,  Phyllis,  as  she 
pointed  to  her  daughter's  work  of  art. 
"And  there  are  Indians  included  in  the 
painting  because  they  helped  with  the 
harvest  for  many  years." 

BUT  how  does  a  painting  translate 
into  the  kind  of  publicity  that  sells  a 
product? 

"I'll  be  donating  this  picture  to  Gov- 
ernor Thompson  at  the  state  capital 
this  fall,"  explained  Nodji  Van  Wychen, 
current  president  of  the  growers  asso- 
ciation. "The  painting  will  be  hung  in 
the  state  capital  for  all  visitors  to  see 
and  we  are  making  the  gift  to  the  gov- 
ernor at  a  time  to  coincide  with  this 
year's  harvest." 

"You  see,"  she  explained  carefully, 
"no  matter  how  much  you  might  dis- 
agree at  times  with  politicans  or  people 
from  the  department  of  natural  resour- 
ces, you  have  to  understand  that  you 
are  all  working  toward  the  same  kind 


of  goal." 

And  that  "understanding"  of  politics 
and  publicity  can  have  big  rewards. 

"This  year  we  were  able  to  reach  an 
agreement  on  the  revised  tax  assess- 
ments of  cranberry  beds,"  the  presi- 
dent said.  "At  first  all  beds  were  going 
to  be  taxed  at  the  same  rate  ($8,000  an 
acre  in  1987). 

"But  we  were  able  to  work  out  a  set  of 
criteria  for  evaluating  each  bed  indi- 
vidually to  take  into  consideration  its 
age  and  productivity." 

An  agreed  value  of  $7,200  per  acre 
has  been  established  for  1988  and 
marshes  will  be  assessed  after  that 
according  to  a  formula  that  takes  into 
account  the  aforementioned  individual 
criteria. 

That  adds  up  to  a  difference  in 
assessed  valuation  of  $800  per  acre  for 
this  year  alone.  Yes,  positive  publicity 
can  be  a  political  asset  just  when  you 
need  it  most. 

The  "P"  word  has  been  a  key  word  in 
Wisconsin  cranberrying:  programs, 
princesses,  publicity  and  politics  all 
contributed  to  a  Great  Big  Payoff  in 
1988. 


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IS  the  Gamble  worth  it? 
we  Think -and  Hope -it  is 

As  we  are  sure  you  have  noticed,  we  have  dressed  up  CRAN- 
BERRIES in  a  new  format,  complete  with  a  high  quahty, 
glossy  paper. 

Why?  Well,  frankly,  we  were  getting  tired  of  the  look  and  feel 
of  the  magazine.  Oh,  it  looked  respectable  enough,  but  there's 
no  substitute  for  the  appearance  of  a  slick  publication. 

We  were  having  trouble  holding  a  rich,  red  cranberry  color. 
There  was  too  much  see-through. 

All  that  has  now  changed. 

Of  course,  looks  are  important,  but  so  is  content.  We  have  in 
the  making  a  number  of  plans  to  strengthen  content,  too.  In 
fact,  we  hope  our  move  in  that  direction  is  evident  already. 

All  of  these  moves  require  a  strong  faith  in  the  industry, 
which  we  have. 

But  faith  or  no  faith,  hard  economic  facts  have  to  be  grappled 
with.  The  new  CRANBERRIES  costs  a  whole  lot  more. 

We  know  you  have  financial  woes  of  your  own,  but  bear  with 
us  a  moment.  Even  before  we  made  the  format  change,  we  had 
borne  several  paper  price  hikes  and  a  substantial  postal 
increase  without  passing  them  along. 

No  longer,  however,  can  we  hold  the  line. 

Starting  with  the  next  issue,  CRANBERRIES  will  have  to  go 
from  $10  to  $15  a  year,  from  $18  to  $28  for  two  years.  There  also 
will  be  increases  in  advertising  rates,  a  notice  of  which  will  be 
received  shortly  by  advertisers. 

We're  gambling  that  you  want  a  strong  publication  repres- 
enting the  industry.  And  we  think  we've  made  a  safe  bet. 

Cautionary  Notes 

There  was  in  some  quarters  what  might  be  described  as  an 
air  of  euphoria  surrounding  the  prospect  of  cranberry  growing 
in  Maine. 

Two  letter  writers  in  this  issue  have  taken  a  more  cautionary 
approach.  We  are  sure  you  will  find  their  remarks  interesting, 
as  we  did. 

The  writers:  John  S.  Ropes,  Jr.,  vice  president,  grower  rela- 
tions. Ocean  Spray,  and  David  Mann,  a  Massachusetts  grower 
and  an  Ocean  Spray  member. 

There  are  a  great  many  significant  questions  involved  in  the 
matter  of  opening  up  a  potentially  vast  new  territory  to  cran- 
berry growing.  We  invite  others,  too,  to  voice  their  opinions  and 
observations  on  these  questions. 


Letters 


ROPES  RESPONDS  TO 
MAINE  COVERAGE 

It  was  with  real  interest  that  we  read  the 
article  in  the  recent  CRANBERRIES  Mag- 
azine reporting  on  the  cranberry  meeting 
held  in  Maine  (Sept.  '88).  It  was  a  very 
detailed  article  and,  as  you  pointed  out, 
there  was  a  lot  of  interest  by  Maine  persons. 

After  reading  the  article,  there  are  some 
areas  that  we  feel  need  clarification.  Ocean 
Spray  Cranberries,  Inc.,  was  present  at  the 
meeting  to  serve  as  an  interested  party  to 
the  development  of  cranberries  in  a  new 
area.  In  no  case  was  Ocean  Spray  Cranber- 
ries, Inc.  present  at  the  meeting  to  either 
encourage  or  discourage  the  planting  of 
cranberries  in  Maine. 

Ocean  Spray  Cranberries,  Inc.,  as  a  coop- 
erative and  successful  marketing  company, 
is  easy  to  become  excited  about.  The  com- 
ments reported  on  were  correct  in  terms  of 
growth  of  the  industry;  however,  it  should 
be  noted  that  the  Ocean  Spray  Cranberries, 
Inc.  plan  for  supplying  the  future  needs  of 
the  Cooperative  includes  only  cranberries 
already  in  the  ground  and  the  modest  plant- 
ing by  Ocean  Spray  Cranberries,  Inc.  grower 
members. 

While  it  is  true  Maine  growers  would  be 
treated  like  other  growers,  it  should  be  made 
clear  that  in  order  for  a  grower  to  join  Ocean 
Spray  Cranberries,  Inc.,  it  is  necessary  to 
apply  to  the  Board  of  Directors.  The  Board 
of  Directors  evaluates  new  grower  member- 
ship on  the  basis  of  need  and,  although  we 
have  recently  taken  in  some  new  members, 
the  Board  of  Directors  has  indicated  that  we 
will  not  be  accepting  new  growers  in  the 
near  future. 

The  long-range  acreage  figure  reported  as 
1,800  was  simply  an  indication  of  the  total 
number  of  acres  that  the  Directors  approved 
in  the  1987  season  for  planting  over  the  next 
three  years.  New  acre  plantings  are  recom- 
mended and  approved  on  the  basis  of  future 
need  and  it  is  unknown  at  this  time,  for 
example,  if  there  will  be  any  new  acres 
approved  this  year  or  next. 

Ocean  Spray  Cranberries,  Inc.  does  not 
prevent  production  and  our  growers  are  cer- 
tainly free  to  plant  as  many  acres  as  they 
want.  Ocean  Spray  Cranberries,  Inc.  does, 
however,  control  its  own  destiny  and  accepts 
only  those  acres  that  are  necessary  to  meet 
the  marketing  needs  of  the  Cooperative.  The 
increased  crop  projected  in  the  period  from 
1988-1992  will  come  exclusively  from  acres 
that  are  already  planted  or  to  be  planted  in 
the  next  several  years  by  current 
grower -members. 

Bob,  we  enjoy  your  magazine  and  cer- 
tainly thumb  through  it  immediately  after  it 
Eurives.  I  appreciate  the  opportunity  to  reply 
to  you  in  the  form  of  this  letter  to  the  editor. 
John  S.  Ropes,  Jr. 
Vice  President,  Grower  Relations 
Ocean  Spray  Cranberries,  Inc. 


Editor's  Note:  The  letter  below  was 
sent  to  the  New  England  Farmer  in 
response  to  an  article  in  that  maga- 

(please  turn  the  page) 

CRANBERRIES  November  1988  Page  11 


zine.  We  thought  it  so  relevant  to  cran- 
berry growers  that  we  are  printing  it 
here  in  its  entirety. 

MASSACHUSETTS  GROWER 
RESPONDS  TO  ARTICLE  IN 
NEW  ENGLAND  FARMER 

If  your  article  in  the  September  1988  New 
England  Fanner  entitled  "Maine  Cranberries?" 
sounds  too  good  to  be  true — it  is.  The  question 
mark  in  the  title  should  be  underlined,  for  I  do 
not  doubt  that  cranberries  can  be  grown  in 
Maine,  but  the  real  question  is  where  can  you 
sell  those  cranberries? 

I  am  a  long-time  Massachusetts  cranberry 
grower  and  a  member  of  Ocean  Spray,  the 
cooperative  which  markets  the  bulk  of  the 
nation's  cranberry  crop.  Contrary  to  your 
statement,  "New  cranberry  producers  will  be 
able  to  sell  to  Ocean  Spray,"  Ocean  Spray  is 
not  even  taking  in  any  new  cranberry  acreage 
to  be  planted  by  present  Ocean  Spray  members 
without  prior  authorization  from  the  Ocean 
Spray  Board  of  Directors. 

Nor  is  Ocean  Spray  currently  taking  in  any 
new  members  because  our  information  pre- 
dicts that  an  adequate  supply  of  cranberries 
has  already  been  committed  to  our  needs  for 
the  foreseeable  future. 

The  world  is  not  waiting  for  more  cranber- 
ries. It  takes  a  huge  annual  investment  to 
market  our  existing  crop  and  to  expand  cran- 
berry consumption  by  even  a  small  percentage 
annually.  Ocean  Spray  alone  will  spend  about 
$75  million  this  year  in  advertising  and  prom- 
oting Ocean  Spray  products. 

The  figure  used  of  $55/barrel  return  is  as 
equally  misleading  as  your  concluding  state- 
ment, "There  may  be  enough  incentive  for  a 
new  crop  in  Maine."  The  $55  price  as  published 
by  the  USDA  Statistical  Service  is  in  error.  The 
USDA  has  acknowledged  a  major  ghtch  in  the 
methodology  used  to  compute  this  market  price 
and  is  in  the  process  of  revising  the  figure.  I 
estimate  the  revised  market  value  will  be  in  the 
low  $40/barrel  range. 

As  determined  by  the  Massachusetts  Farm- 


land Valuation  Advisory  Committee  (MFVAC), 
the  market  value  of  cranberries  this  year  is 
$42/barrel.  This  figure  was  developed  by  the 
MFVAC  by  outside  consultants  during  a  $65,000 
study  funded  by  the  Massachusetts  Legisla- 
ture to  determine  the  value  of  agricultural  land 
in  Massachusetts. 

As  a  full-time  farmer  and  past  president  of 
the  Massachusetts  Farm  Bureau,  I  know  that 
the  grass  always  looks  greener  on  the  other 
side  of  the  fence.  I  know  that  farmers  can  out- 
produce any  marketing  organization  ever 
developed,  if  given  enough  encouragement. 

Normally,  it  is  in  the  marketing  organiza- 
tion's interest  to  develop  an  oversupply  in 
order  to  be  able  to  buy  their  raw  materials  as 
cheaply  as  possible.  Ocean  Spray,  being  a 


cooperative,  does  not  have  this  philosophy. 
Philosophy  alone,  though,  is  not  enough,  for 
we  in  the  cranberry  business  have  had  many 
more  years  of  surplus  production,  with  the 
resulting  low  prices,  than  we've  had  of  pros- 
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There  is  no  guarantee  that  our  present  prof- 
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Again,  my  concluding  words  of  advice  would 
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CCCGA  Holds 
101st  Meeting 

Senator  Urges  Fight 
For  Extension  Unit 

By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

The  lOlst  annual  meeting  of  the  Cape  Cod 
Cranberry  Growers  Association  drew  a  record 
crowd  of  close  to  1,000  growers,  cranberry 
associates  and  legislators  to  the  Massachu- 
setts Cranberry  Experiment  Station  in  East 
Wareham. 

The  latest  equipment,  tours  of  the  experi- 
mental bogs,  computer  demos,  integrated 
pest  management  displays  and  cranberry 
paraphernalia  provided  an  atmosphere  in 
which  growers  could  mingle  during  a  day 
off  the  bogs. 

Socializing  continued  throughout  a  hefty 
chicken  barbecue  served  under  a  canopy 
tent. 

The  meeting  was  opened  by  CCCGA  Pres- 
ident Douglas  Beaton,  who  told  growers 
that  membership  in  the  organization  "has 
never  been  higher,"  despite  the  doubling  of 
the  assessment. 

Presently,  there  are  379  voting  members 
and  69  sustaining  memberships  in  the  101 
year  old  association,  now  recognized  as  a 
"politically  active  group."  Executive  Direc- 
tor Dwight  Peavey  has  been  joined  on  the 
staff  this  year  by  Henry  Gillette,  govern- 
mental affairs  director. 

THE  FEATURED  speaker  for  the  day 
was  George  Kerverian,  Speaker  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts House,  who  kept  growers  laugh- 
ing throughout  most  of  his  address. 

"People  ask  me  why  I  support  Dukakis  for 
President,"  he  said.  "One,  if  he  virins,  he'll  be 
President;  two,  if  he  loses,  he'll  be  Governor." 

On  a  serious  note,  he  declared  that  "farm- 
ing has  to  be  maintained  and  preserved  in 
the  Commonwealth ,  no  matter  what  it  takes." 

State  Sen.  Ned  Kirby  urged  a  continued 
outcry  for  the  revival  of  the  Plymouth  County 


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Extension  Service,  which  was  terminated 
Sept.  30  because  of  a  Governor  Dukakis 
legislative  budget  cut.  The  elimination  of 
the  extension  and  its  services — such  as  4- 
H — in  one  of  the  oldest  counties  in  the  coun- 
try is  a  "black  mark  for  extension,"  Kirby 
said. 

Most  of  the  Massachusetts  cranberry  crop 
is  raised  in  Plymouth  County. 

Jean  Gibbs  of  the  promotion  committee 
reported  on  a  very  active  schedule  spon- 
sored by  the  CCCGA  throughout  the  year. 
Highlights  were  a  multi-award  winning 
display  at  the  New  England  Flower  Show  in 
March;  participation  in  the  Festival  of 
American  Folklife  at  the  Smithsonian  in 
June;  the  October  harvest  tours,  and  repres- 
entation at  the  Eastern  States  Expo. 

Thousands  of  people  are  exposed  directly 
to  the  cranberry  industry  through  these 
volunteer  grower  efforts  that  take  place 
year  round,  Gibbs  noted. 

CCCGA  vice  president  Jeff  Kapell  reported 
on  continued  efforts  to  influence  state  legis- 
lation and  taxation  laws  affecting  the  cran- 
berry industry. 

Speaking  on  pesticide  legislation,  he  noted 
that  the  pesticide  reform  bill  "is  not  the  bill 
we  started  with,"  but  it  is  a  law  "we  think  we 
can  live  with." 

CCCGA's  efforts  are  aimed  toward  shar- 
ing the  burden  of  restrictions  between 
urbanization  and  agriculture  equitably, 
Kapell  said.  Participation  in  the  legislative 
process  is  essential,  "if  we  are  to  be  able  to 
live  with  the  bill  that  comes  up,"  he  added. 

Charles  Erhart  and  Andrew  Ebert  of  the 
Robert  H.  Kellen  Co.  told  growers  that  the 
recently  reactivated  Cranberry  Institute  has 
been  organized  to  address  such  issues  on  the 
national  scene.  The  Kellen  organization, 
which  manages  the  institute,  has  been  called 
"the  industry  counterpart  to  Ralph  Nader." 

"The  institute  is  the  eyes,  ears,  spokesper- 
son for  the  industry  so  the  industry  can 
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kecord  Crop  Expected 


Cranberries  Bounce  Back 


By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

After  a  down  year  in  1987,  the 
lation's  cranberry  growers  are 
jxpecting  a  bumper  crop  that'll 
'xceed  the  1986  record  by  2  percent. 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  August 
)f  the  Cape  Cod  Cranberry  Grow- 
!rs'  Association,  Aubrey  Davis  of 
he  USDA's  Crop  Statistic  Report- 
ng  Service  announced  a  3,729,000 
barrel  crop  nationwide,  a  12  per- 
cent increase  over  last  year.  The 
orecast  is  based  on  a  poll  of  grow- 
ers as  of  Aug.  1. 

The  Cranberry  Marketing  Com- 
nittee  forecast  made  at  the  Aug.  18 
neetingin  Wisconsin  Rapids,  Wise, 
vas— at  3,873,750  barrels— even 
nore  optimistic.  To  arrive  at  that 
igure,  members  and  alternates  from 
;ach  state  represented  on  the 
committee  average  their  estimates 
vith  figures  provided  by  John  Wil- 
son, of  Ocean  Spray  Cranberries' 
p-ower  relations  staff. 

According  to  Davis,  the  entire 
:rop— except  for  Washington  State 
production — is  expected  to  exceed 
the  1987  level.  The  Washington 
srop  is  looking  toward  a  17  percent 
drop,  due  to  cool,  rainy  pollination 
weather. 

Massachusetts  will  have  a  "record 

large  crop,  barely,"  Davis  predicted, 

at  less  than  1  percent  over  1986,  but 

:  a  26  percent  increase  over  last  year. 

Both  Wisconsin  and  New  Jersey 

growers  reported   loss  of  crop 

potential  this  year  because  of 

drought  conditions. 

J     The  two  crop  forecasts  in  barrels 

available  to  the  industry  by  state 


are: 


USDA 


Massachusetts 

1,825,000 

Wisconsin 

1,336,000 

New  Jersey 

310,000 

Oregon 

150,000 

Washington 

108,000 

NATION 

3,729,000 

CRANBERRY  MKTG  COMM 

Massachusetts  1,873,750 


Wisconsin 
New  Jersey 
Oregon 
Washington 

NATION 


1,406,250 
308,750 
140,000 
145,000 

3,873,750 


The  Cranberry  Marketing 
Committee  predicts  a  healthy 
market  for  this  year's  crop,  with 
demand  exceeding  supply  by 
more  than  723,000  barrels. 


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study  Shows  Attractant 
Increases  Number  Of 
Foraging  Honey  Bees 


By  D.  F.  Mayer 
Washin^on  State  University 

An  attractant  to  increase  honey 
bee  visits  to  specific  crops  would  be 
of  great  practical  value.  It  could  be 
used  to  increase  the  number  of  bees 
visiting  agricultural  crops  needing 
pollination  and  thus  increase  seed 
or  fruit  yield.  It  would  be  especially 
useful  for  those  crops  which  are 
marginally  attractive  or  less  attrac- 
tive than  competing  nearby  crops 
or  when  inclement  weather  occurs 
during  the  pollination  period. 

For  the  past  10  years,  we've  field 
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attractants  on  blooming  tree  fruits. 
In  recent  tests  on  blooming  pears, 
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Researchers  in  England,  the 
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bees  to  blooming  plants. 

BeeScent  applied  to  apples,  pears, 
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untreated  check  (Table  1).  Yield 
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showed  a  13  percent  increase  in 
apple  production  while,  in  another 
test,  pear  yield  was  increased  20 
percent  with  an  application  of 
BeeScent.  In  addition,  one  applica- 
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Table  1.  Effect  of  applying  BeeScent  on  the  number  of  honey  bees  and  fruit 
yield. 


PERCENT  INCREASE 
CROP  Honey  Bees      Fruit 


Apples 

Bartlett  Pear 
Bartlett  Pear 
Bosc  Pear 
Anjou  Pear 
Alfalfa 
Dandel ion 
Willow-herb 

ND  "   no  data 


27% 

13% 

58% 

20% 

29% 

ND 

34% 

NO 

26% 

ND 

30% 

ND 

48% 

NO 

yes 

ND 

Table  2.  Effect  of  applying  BeeScent  on  the  number  of  honey  bees. 


PERCENT  INCREASE  OF  HONEY  BEES 
CROP  POST-APPLICATION 

1  h      4  h      24  h 


Bartlett  Pear  28%  30% 

Bartlett  Pear  57%  59% 

Anjou  Pear  23%  29% 

Bosc  Pear  27%  34% 


CRANBERRIES  November  1988  Page  17 


Northland  Buys  Jonjak  Marshes 


Northland  Cranberries  Inc.  of 
Wisconsin  Rapids  became  the 
largest  grower  in  Wisconsin  recently 
with  its  purchase  of  two  large 
marshes,  one  in  Gordon,  the  other 
in  Trego. 

The  Gordon  marsh,  sold  by  Paul 
Jonjak,  consists  of  800  acres,  97  of 
them  planted.  The  Trego  marsh 
comprises  1,713  acres,  88  of  them 
planted,  and  the  sellers  were  Terry 
and  Marva  Jonjak. 

The  reported  $9.2  million  total 
purchase  price  for  both  properties 
includes  the  1988  crops  and  other 
assets. 

John  Swendrowski,  Northland 
president  and  chief  executive  officer, 
said,  "This  is  the  most  significant 
event  for  our  company  since  going 
public  a  little  over  a  year  ago." 

Financing  was  provided  by  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Minneapolis. 

Northland  now  will  own  nine 
marshes  in  Wisconsin's  two  cran- 
berry growing  regions.  Its  total 
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Marketing 
Order 
Changes 
Reviewed 

I         By  CAROLYN  GILMORE 

The  Cranberry  Marketing  Commit- 
tee reviewed  proposed  amendments  to 
the  Cranberry  Marketing  Order  and 
I  set  a  $198,000  budget  for  the  fiscal  year 
beginning  Sept.  1  at  a  daylong  meeting 
j  held  Aug.  18in  Wisconsin  Rapids,  Wise. 
I  Present  were  manager  David  Farri- 
mond,  administrative  assistant  Mar- 
icia  Bousquet,  all  members  and  alter- 
nates, a  public  member,  and  field  staff 
from  Massachusetts,  Oregon  and  Wis- 
(Consin.  Also  there  were  USDA  field 
representatives  Patty  Petrella  and 
Jackie  Slater  as  well  as  10  Wisconsin 
growers  who  attended  the  morning 
session. 

The  approved  budget  represents  a  5.5 
cent  per  barrel  assessment  rate  charged 
to  the  handlers,  based  on  the  CMC  crop 
forecast.  This  $20,000  increase  from 
last  year's  operating  budget  was  called 
for  to  cover  additional  travel  expenses 
anticipated  with  the  upcoming  amend- 
ment hearings. 

Hearings  will  be  held  in  each  state 
under  the  order,  beginning  in  March 
1989  at  a  date  and  place  to  be  set.  All 
growers  will  be  notified  and  urged  to 
participate  in  the  process. 

The  major  alteration  proposed  for 
the  order  is  a  change  from  a  marketa- 
ble base  quantity  to  a  sales  history 
representing  the  best  four  of  the  past 
six  years  production.  This  would  then 
be  a  "rolling  base,"  updated  with  each 
crop  year. 

Other  issues  to  be  addressed  include 
marketable  quantity,  allotment  proce- 
dures, transfers,  inter-handler  transfer, 
excess  cranberries  and  assessments. 

In  his  report  to  the  committee,  Far- 
rimond  noted  that  base  quantity  certif- 
icates were  processed  and  mailed  by 
Aug.  10  to  qualified  growers.  Transfers 
and  revised  base  quantity  certificates 
were  scheduled  for  mailing  in  September. 

The  committee  is  seeking  to  fill  the 
posts  of  alternate  public  member  and 
field  representative  for  New  Jersey. 

Massachusetts  alternate  Marshall 
Severance  exchanged  positions  on  the 
committee  with  Douglas  Beaton  and 
will  become  a  full  member,  subject  to 


USDA  approval.  Eariierthis  year.  New 
Jersey  grower  Joseph  Darlington 
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MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVILLE 

Doug  Beaton  was  elected  president  at  the 
101st  annual  meeting  of  the  Cape  Cod  Cran- 
berry Growers'  Association  Aug.  23  at  the 
Massachusetts  Cranberry  Experiment  Station. 

Other  officers  named  were  Jeff  Kapell,  1st 
vice  president,  Dave  McCarthy,  2nd  vice  pres- 
ident, and  this  writer,  secretary/treasurer. 

Two  new  members  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors, Jack  Angley  and  Ray  Mello,  replace 
Clark  Griffith  and  John  C.  Decas.  Both  these 
men  will  be  missed  for  their  many  contribu- 
tions and  hours  of  work  for  the  organization. 
Also,  we'll  miss  John's  stories.  We  thank  them 
and,  as  a  reminder,  we  will  not  forget  you 
when  committees  are  formed. 


Dr.  Robert  Devlin  attended  a  meeting  of 
CAST  In  San  Antonio,  Texas,  from  July  30 
through  Aug.  4. 

Dr.  Frank  Caruso  and  Carolyn  DeMoran- 
vllle  attended  the  4th  Annual  Vacclnlum  Con- 
ference at  Michigan  State  University  In  East 
Lansing,  Mich.,  from  Aug.  7-14. 

This  part  of  the  conference  was  concerned 


primarily  with  blueberries,  although  some 
cranberry  papers  were  given.  Carolyn  gave  a 
paper  and  had  a  poster  session. 

After  this  part  was  over,  many  of  the  group 
traveled  to  Madison,  Wise,  for  the  remainder 
of  the  conference  from  Aug.  15-18.  The  author 
Joined  the  group  In  Madison  for  the  cranberry 
session. 

Frank  and  Carolyn  presented  papers  at  this 
session.  There  were  horticulturists  and  other 
scientists  from  many  countries  In  attendance. 
Many  papers  were  given  on  llngonberry, 
blueberry  and  cranberry. 

There  was  an  excellent  tour  on  the  17th  to 
view  the  cranberry  variety  trials  and  the  agri- 
cultural field  station.  Then  we  made  a  stop  at 
the  100th  anniversary  meeting  of  the  Wiscon- 
sin Cranberry  Growers  Association. 

A  large  note  of  thanks  to  Elden  Stang  and 
all  the  others  who  put  this  together.  Just  one 
suggestion:  order  cooler  weather  next  time. 


NEW  JERSEY 

The  constitutionality  of  the  Pinelands 
Commission's  agricultural  zoning  regulations 
was  upheld  recently  in  Superior  Court. 

Superior  Court  Judge  Harold  Wells  ruled 
that  agricultural  use  restrictionsona216acre 
farm  in  Shamong  Township  do  not  constitute 
a  "taking"  of  the  property's  beneficial  use  as 
alleged  by  the  landowner. 

The  landowner,  Hobart  Gardner,  had 
charged  that  the  Pinelands  Plan  provision 
limiting  new  nonfarm  related  housing  to  one 


home  for  every  40  acres  in  a  so-called  agricul- 
tural production  area  constituted  a  partial 
taking  of  the  property. 

The  court  ruled  that  "significant  limitations 
on  nonfarm  housing  within  the  Pinelands 
imposed  as  a  method  of  preserving  intact  and 
viable  farmland  is  a  reasonable  exercise  of 
regulatory  power  under  the  (Pinelands)  Act 
and  does  not  constitute  a  taking  or  partial 
taking  of  property," 

The  Pinelands  embrace  New  Jersey's 
cranberry  growing  area. 

The  case  was  the  first  test  of  the  Pinelands 
Commission's  agricultrual  land  use  restric- 
tions, according  to  executive  director  Ter- 
rence  Moore. 


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In  a  lengthy  interview  with  Amy  Moss  of 
Western  World,  Art  Poole  Oregon  State  Uni- 
versity county  extension  agent,  predicted  this 
year's  cranberry  crop  in  Coos  and  Curry 
counties  will  amount  to  145,000  barrels 

That's  a  record  harvest  and  in  between  theft' 
USDA's  forecast  of  150,000  barrels  and  the 
Cranberry  Marketing  Committee's  140,000|)t' 
barrels. 

Poole  said,  "This  year  we're  looking  for 
some  increase  mainly  due  to  some  acreage 
reaching  mature  levels  of  production." 

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Ikver. 

The  crowds  were  larger  and  the  parade, 

with  115  entries,  was  the  longest  In  the  history 
]  of  the  event.  The  Lions  Club  served  more  than 

900  beef  barbecue  meals. 
I     Anne  McMakin  was  this  year's  Cranberry 
,  Queen.  Her  court  included  Melissa  Durel, 

Oeena  Flynn  and  Kerry  Nordstrom. 

WISCONSIN 

Wisconsin  State  Sen.  John  Potter  hailed  a 
:■'  cab  in  San  Francisco  in  1964  so  that  he  could 
■  rush  to  the  Cow  Palace,  where  he  was  a  dele- 
gate to  the  Republican  National  Convention. 
You  know  who  was  in  the  cab?  Ronald 
Reagan.  He  was  on  his  way  to  the  Cow  Palace 
to  introduce  U.S.  Sen.  Barry  Goldwater  as  a 
nominee  for  President. 
'      Reagan  was  happy  to  share  the  taxi.  On  the 
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s  consin  voters. 

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18' Potter  &  Sons.  And  he's  been  sending  cran- 
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Only  1937  and  1939werev^armer.  Boston  had 
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Strangely,  our  maximum  was  only  91  degrees 
on  the  13th.  which  is  not  an  unusually  warm 
maximum.  The  minimum  was  43  degrees  on 
the  23rd.  The  first  half  of  the  month  was 
consistently  hot,  cooling  off  the  last  week.  It 
was  humid  all  month. 

Rainfall  was  1.49  inches,  2.8  inches  below 
normal.  There  were  only  six  days  with 
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our  greatest  storm.  This  was  the  ninth  driest 
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Question  Arises  atACGA  Meeting 


Who  Knows  Best  When  It  Comes 
To  Pinelands'  Environment? 


By  ELIZABETH  CARPENTER 

Remember  how  easy  it  was  to  tell 
right  from  wrong  when  you  were 
just  a  kid?  Mom  and  Dad  made  the 
rules  and  you  abided  by  them.  If 
you  didn't,  punishment  was  swift 
and,  most  likely,  fair. 

AGE  has  a  way  of  turning  those 
black  and  white  rules  into  gray,  espe- 
ciedly  when  it  comes  to  matters  envir- 
onmental. Suddenly,  there  are  many 
"Moms  and  Dads"— state  and  federal 
agencies — and,  too  often,  each  has  its 
own  set  of  rules. 

If  you're  a  cranberry  grower  in  "New 
Jersey's  Agricultural  Game,"  you'll  soon 
discover  that  a  lot  of  your  time  can  be 
spent  "taking  10  steps  backwards," 
because  you  didn't  post  your  property 
correctly,  and  "missing  a  turn,"  because 
you  fell  into  a  water  hazard. 

The  confusion  and  frustration  pro- 
duced by  a  potpourri  of  state  and  fed- 
eral regulations  was  again  apparent 
among  growers  at  last  summer's 
American  Cranberry  Growers  Associ- 
ation (ACGA)  meeting.  It  is  obvious 
that  there's  no  such  thing  as  "father 
knows  best"  or  one  government  agency 
clearly  defining  and  then  enforcing 
environmental  regulations.  In  fact,  there 
appears  to  be  an  incredibly  uneven 
understanding  among  regulators  about 
the  needs  of  cranberry  agriculture. 

Some  of  the  knottiest  problems  that 
confront  New  Jersey  growers  are  related 
to  water  usage  and  agricultural  devel- 
opment of  wetlands.  Without  question, 
when  the  New  Jersey  Pinelands 
National  Reserve  was  established  10 


COVER 
BELIEVE  it  or  not,  inside  that 
"Crananimal,"  mascot  of  the 
Mayflower  Cooperative  Bank, 
is  a  pretty  11-year-old  girl. 
Revel  Gilmore.  Revel  donned 
the  outfit  for  the  delight  of  vis- 
itors to  the  lOlst  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Cape  Cod  Cranberry 
Growers'  Association. 

(CRANBERRIES  photo  by 

Kirby  Gilmore) 


years  ago  by  section  502  of  federal  Pub- 
lic Law  95-625,  challenges  to  this  state's 
cranberry  agricultural  community 
increased. 

Yes,  the  law  says  the  Pinelands 
Comprehensive  Management  Plan  wiU 
"adequately  protect  the  significant . . . 
agricultural  .  .  .  resources  of  the  Pine- 
lands National  Reserve."  However,  the 
second  to  last  paragraph  of  this  section 
says: 

Nothing  in  this  section  (502)  shall 
be  construed  to  limit  or  prohibit 
any  Federal  action  ordered  by  a 
court  of  competent  jurisdiction  or 
directed  by  a  Federal  agency  as 
essential  for  the  protection  of  pub- 
lic health  or  safety,  for  national 
security  or  defense,  or  for  the 
maintenance  of  environmental 
values  within  the  Pinelands 
National  Reserve  or  the  Federal 
Project  Review  Area. 

But  who  is  to  say  what  is  necessary 
to  maintain  "environmental  values 
within  the  Pinelands  National  Reserve?" 

OUT  of  this  Pandora's  box  of  legis- 
lation has  "popped"  the  U.S.  Army 
Corps  of  Engineers,  the  U.S.  Environ- 
mental Protection  Agency  and  the  U.S. 
Fish  &  Wildlife  Service.  Today,  their 


mission  in  New  Jersey's  cranberry 
country— the  Pinelands— is  to  protect 
wetlands,  the  wetlands  long  used  for 
cranberry  bog  development. 

ACGA's  president,  Joseph  Darling- 
ton, and  his  family,  owners  of  the 
Joseph  J.  White  Company,  have  wrestled 
with  the  challenge  of  bog  development 
in  their  privately  owned  wetlands  for 
over  a  year.  When  asked,  Darlington 
estimated  be  has  spent  roughly  $50,000 
in  labor  trying  to  comply  with  the 
Army  Corps  of  Engineers'  regulations. 

Meanwhile,  a  team  of  growers,  headed 
by  William  S.  Haines  Jr.,  has  traveled 
to  Washington,  D.C.,  to  plead  the 
growers'  case.  Very  simply,  in  their 
view,  it  doesn't  make  sense  to  develop 
bogs  in  uplands  as  has  been  recom- 
mended. 

A  GROWING  competition  for  water 
resources  could  be  seen  in  a  New  Jersey 
State  Planning  Commission  projection 
that  1.5  million  people  will  be  added  to 
the  state's  population  by  the  year  2,000. 
Without  question,  some  of  these  new- 
comers will  join  the  half  million  people 
currently  living  in  the  Pinelands 
National  Reserve.  Most  will  settle  in 
designated  Regional  Growth  Areas  that 
ring  the  core  of  the  Pinelands,  the  cen- 


CRANBERRIES  December  1988  Page  3 


WILLIAM  PARKHURST  talks  with  William  S.  Haines  Jr.,  Henry  Mick  and  Kevin  McClurg  about 
weather  monitoring  equipment,  including  this  anemometer. 

(CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Elizabeth  G.  Carpenter) 


ter  of  this  state's  cranberry  industry. 

Robert  Zampella,  science  coordina- 
tor for  the  Pinelands  Commission, 
explained  to  growers  his  agency's  efforts 
to  prepare  for  the  region's  future  water 
consumption.  Studies  evaluating  the 
Cohansey  aquifer's  ability  to  meet 
long-range  sewer  and  water  demands, 
as  well  as  to  continue  cranberry  agri- 
culture, will  be  undertaken,  he  explained, 
by  the  U.S.  Geological  Survey,  the  New 
Jersey  Geological  Survey  and  the  state's 
Department  of  Environmental  Protec- 
tion (DEP),  in  conjunction  with  the 
Pinelands  Commission. 

Zampella  assured  growers  that  no 
water  would  be  drawn  from  the  Sleeper 
Branch  or  the  Lower  Atsion,  two  Mul- 
lica  River  tributaries  that  are  vital  to 
the  cranberry  industry.  Additionally, 
projected  growth  in  the  Camden  County 
municipalities  of  Winslow,  Waterford 
and  Chesilhurst  has  been  reduced  by 
25  percent  and  Cohansey  aquifer 
exportation  to  Camden  City  has  ceased, 
he  said. 

Despite  these  reassurances,  growers' 
questions  reflected  skepticism  stimu- 
lated by  this  summer's  record  breaking 
heat  and  drought.  Grower  Haines  sug- 
gested Dr.  Ferdows  Ali,  N.J.  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture  water  specialist,  be 
added  to  the  commission's  Cohansey 
aquifer  study  team. 

Page  4  CRANBERRIES  December  1988 


RAY  FERRARIN,  assistant  direc 
tor  of  the  DEP  pest  control  program, 
reviewed  the  department's  pesticide 
application  guidelines  with  growers. 
He  told  growers  that  the  U.S.  Envir- 


onmental Protection  Agency  (EPA)  has 
developed  proposed  pesticide  regulations 
affecting  farm  workers. 

However,  he  added,  "New  Jersey  has 
a  head  start  with  the  development  and 


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implementation  of  such  regulations." 

The  advisory  board  to  the  DEP  bureau 
of  pesticide  control  will  review  New 
Jersey's  regulations  with  EPA  officials 
in  an  effort  to  show  that  this  state's 
farmers  are  already  complying  with 
proposed  federal  guidelines. 

TTie  consensus  was  that,  overall,  New 
Jersey  farmers  are  adhering  to  pesti- 
cide applicator/application  rules.  There 
has  been  a  downward  trend  in  com- 
plaints within  the  past  two  years  and 
many  of  these,  when  checked,  have  not 
constituted  a  violation. 

Without  question,  home  owners  mis- 
apply chemicals  more  frequently  than 
does  the  agricultural  community.  To 
combat  this  problem,  the  Bureau  of 
Pesticide  Management  has  developed 
a  public  outreach  program  in  which 
staff  members  speak  to  civic  and  ser- 
vice groups  about  safe  home  gardening 
techniques. 

Federal  groundwater  testing  for  pes- 
ticide pollution  will  begin  in  New  Jer- 
sey in  1989,  Ferrarin  said,  as  part  of 
EPA's  effort  to  encourage  each  state  to 
implement  a  groundwater  strategy 
program.  Aquifers  will  be  monitored  to 
determine  if  pollution  is  occurring. 

Ferrarin  reminded  growers  that  many 
DEP  agencies  are  already  monitoring 
groundwater  in  an  effort  to  identify 
pollution  problems. 

He  said  that  "farmers  should  not 
regard  the  monitoring  process  as  a 
threat.  It  may  work  to  agriculture's 
advantage,"  especially  if  it  is  found 
that  agricultural  practices  have  little 
or  no  impact  on  groundwater. 


DR.  GEORGE  HAMILTON,  Rutgers 
University  extension  specialist  in  pesticides, 
reviewed  the  Superfund  Amendments  and 
Reauthorization  Act  (SARA)  Title  III,  sec- 
tions 302  and  304,  with  growers.  He  explained 
that  these  regulations  help  protect  the  sur- 
rounding community  if  a  pesticide  related 
accident  occurs  on  a  farm. 

A  listing  of  pesticides  currently  consi- 
dered by  EPA  as  extremely  hazardous  sub- 
stances, along  with  the  threshold  planning 
quantity  and  reportable  quantity  of  each, 
was  distributed  to  growers  by  Hfunilton.  If 
growers  have  extremely  hazardous  substan- 
ces in  amounts  above  the  threshold  plan- 
ning quantities,  they  are  to  file  a  compliance 
form  with  the  DEP's  Division  of  Environ- 
mental Quality.  Growers  were  reminded 
that  accidents  resulting  in  off-site  exposure 
caused  by  spill  or  drift  can  be  minimized 
when  materials  are  used  according  to  label 
directions. 


Hamilton  then  reviewed  the  extensive 
proposed  EPA  farmworker  pesticide  appli- 
cation standards,  standards  that — when 
approved — will  be  enforced  by  this  federal 
agency. 

Noting  that  the  state's  cranberry  growers 
already  adhere  to  New  Jersey's  strict  pesti- 
cide application  regulations,  Abbott  Lee, 
ACGA  representative  to  the  advisory  board 
for  DEP's  Bureau  of  Pesticide  Control,  moved 
that  an  ACGA  resolution  be  forwarded  to 
EPA.  The  resolution  states: 

"ACGA  members  currently  promote  a 
posting  system  compatible  with  the  state 
regulations,  regulations  as  strict  as  those 
proposed  by  the  EPA.  Further,  growers 
want  the  state  system  to  remain  as  is  with- 
out federal  intervention." 

Edward  V.  lipman  seconded  Lee's  motion. 
Growers  unanimously  concurred  in  the  belief 


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that  duplication  of  regulations  will  lead  to 
confusion  and  unnecessary  paperwork. 

DR.  DUKE  ELSNER,  entomologist  at 
Rutgers  Blueberry/Cranberry  Research 
Center,  reviewed  with  growers  the  proce- 
dures used  in  the  center's  first  year  of  an 
integrated  pest  management  (IPM)  scout- 
ing program.  Economic  thresholds  for  pes- 
ticide application  in  New  Jersey  will  be 
established  over  time,  he  said. 

Eisner  explained  that  the  center  doesn't 
"have  a  product  to  sell  yet.  We  need  at  least 
one  more  season  of  testing." 

ACGA  president  Darlington  said  the  IPM 
program's  benefits  will  outweigh  its  cost.  In 
the  future,  the  eunount  and  kind  of  pesticide 
apphcations  made  to  bogs  will  be  directly 
related  to  scientifically  established  economic 
thresholds,  he  said.  This  should  lead  to  an 
overall  financial  saving,  as  well  as  public 
awareness  of  the  fact  spraying  is  taking 
place  only  when  needed,  he  added. 

THOMAS  DARLINGTON,  a  member 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Cranberry 
Institute,  concluded  the  morning  session  by 
introducing  Chfurles  Ehrhart,  the  Institute's 
recently  appointed  executive  director. 
Ehrhart,  who  is  with  the  Robert  H.  Kellen 
Companyof  Atlanta  and  Washington,  D.C., 
explained  to  growers  how  his  concern  could 
assist  the  cranberry  industry  in  effectively 
communicating  with  the  general  public  and 
makers.  The  company  has  successfully 
served  food  and  beverage  associations  nearly 
25  years  and  plans  to  assist  the  Institute  in 
resolving  horticultural  and  environmental 
issues  related  to  cranberry  agriculture. 

DURING  the  afternoon  session,  growers 
toured  the  Rutgers  Research  Center  bogs, 
where  they  had  an  opportunity  to  see  weather 


and  harvesting  equipment  and  to  hear  Dr. 
Eck  describe  the  most  recent  results  of  his 
irrigation  research. 

To  date,  irrigation  appears  to  have  little 
or  no  impact  on  the  center's  half  acre  bogs. 


However,  future  monitoring  of  sprinkler 
irrigation  aimed  at  controlling  excessive 
temperatures  on  larger  commercial  bogs  is 
expected  to  show  a  cooling  influence,  Eck 
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The  Boston  Globe  Gives  Background 


Fruit  Juice  Labeling  is 
Dead  For  at  Least  a  Year 


In  a  carefully  researched  piece 
Oct.  19,  The  Boston  Globe  revealed 
that  at  least  two  U.S.  senators 
who  slipped  a  last  minute  mea- 
sure opposing  fruit  juice  labeling 
into  a  congressional  report  had 
earlier  received  "speech  fees"  from 
an  Ocean  Spray  lobbyist. 

The  lobbyist,  Gerald  Cassidy  of 
Washington,  D.C.,  told  the  Globe, 
"That's  the  way  Washington 
works." 

Cassidy  said  he  advised  the 
cranberry  cooperative  to  pay  a 
number  of  $2,000  speech  fees  to 
key  politicians  and  to  contribute 
more  than  $50,000  to  various  con- 
gressional campaigns. 

The  measure  forbids  the  Food 
and  Drug  Administration  from 
spending  funds  that  would  force 
companies  to  disclose  how  much 
pure  juice  is  in  their  drinks. 

Ocean  Spray  has  long  opposed 
such  a  requirement,  saying  that 
highly  acidic,  low  moisture  con- 
tent cranberry  juice  requires  lots 
of  dilution  to  make  it  palatable. 

To  be  forced  to  disclose  the 
amount  of  juice  content,  the  coop- 
erative argues,  would  give  an 
unfair  advantage  to  other  com- 
panies that  produce  drinks  from 
juices  that  already  contain  a  great 
deal  of  water.  Apple  juice  is  an 
example. 

The  byline  Globe  story  by 
Michael  Kranish  said  the  measure 
was  submitted  by  Sen.  Robert 
Kasten  (R-Wisc.)  to  House  Appro- 
priations Committee  chairman 
Rep.  Jamie  Whitten  (D-Miss.),  who 
offered  it  into  the  congressional 
report. 

A  Kasten  aide  said  the  speech 
fee  had  nothing  to  do  with  the 
senator's  pushing  hard  for  the 
measure. 


The  Globe  said  Kasten  accepted 
$2,000  in  speech  fees  and  Whitten 
accepted  at  least  $4,000,  which 
they  can  keep  for  personal  use. 

Some  juice  companies  want  the 
labeling  requirement,  figuring  it 
will  give  them  a  competitive  edge. 

Gk)rdon  Crane,  president  of  Apple 
and  Eve,  declared:  "It's  one  thing 
to  openly  argue  the  merits  of  hon- 
est juice  labeling  and  to  permit 
the  FDA  to  exercise  its  judgment 
as  required  by  law.  But  at  the  last 
minute  to  sneak  in  one  sentence  to 
forbid  the  FDA  from  going  for- 
ward with  this  regulation  is  poli- 
tical skullduggery." 

Mitch  Zeller,  a  staff  attorney  for 
the  Center  for  Science  in  the  Pub- 
lic Interest,  said  the  last  minute 
political  maneuver  made  it 
impossible  for  opponents  to  say 
anything. 

"Of  course  there  was  no  opposi- 


tion at  the  meeting  because  it  was 
done  in  secret  and  the  opponents 
didn't  know  about  it." 

The  Globe  quoted  John  Llewel- 
lyn Jr.,  Ocean  Spray  president  as 
saying:  "Isn't  that  what  govern- 
ment is  all  about?  Aren't  we  sup- 
posed to  be  able  to  go  to  our  con- 
gressmen and  stop  something?" 

Ocean  Spray  has  favored  man- 
datory labeling  that  would  dis- 
close the  nutritional  value  of  its 
drinks.  Such  labeling,  the  cooper- 
ative attests,  would  show  that  its 
drinks  compare  highly  favorably 
with  those  of  its  competition. 

The  congressional  report — hence 
the  measure— is  good  for  only  one 
year.  Thus,  the  battle  over  fruit 
juice  labeling  will  be  renewed  next 
year,  with  opponents  girded 
against  a  last  minute  political 
maneuver. 


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Seems  to  this  corner  that  maybe  both  proponents  and 
opponents  are  making  too  much  of  the  proposal  that  would 
force  fruit  drink  companies  to  label  the  amount  of  juice  con- 
tent in  their  cans  and  bottles. 

Proponents  fall  into  two  categories:  fruit  drink  companies 
whose  fruits  are  watery  to  begin  with  and  consumer  advo- 
cate groups. 

Foes  are  producers  of  drinks  made  from  fruits  with  low 
moisture  content  who  have  to  add  water  to  make  them  palat- 
able to  the  general  consumer.  Ocean  Spray  is,  of  course,  an 
example. 

Companies  in  favor  of  labeling— such  as  apple  juice 
producers— think  they'll  gain  a  competitive  edge.  Consu- 
mers, they  think,  will  go  gaga  over  "100  percent  fruit  juice," 
giving  them  a  competitive  edge  over,  for  example,  cranberry 
juice  cocktail  producers,  who  have  to  'fess  up  to  using  large 
quantities  of  aqua. 

The  cranberry  industry  is  afraid  that  the  general  pubUc 
won't  appreciate  that  cranberry  juice  has  to  be  cut  to  be  tasty 
and  that  that  will  leave  them  at  a  competitive  disadvantage. 
Well,  we  think  the  general  public  is  brighter  than  that  and 
will  judge  juices  on  an  individual  basis  and  continue  to  buy 
on  the  strength  of  what  pleases  their  palate. 

And,  besides,  quite  aside  from  whether  labeling  is  practi- 
cal, consumer  advocacy  groups  are  likely  to  force  juice  con- 
tent disclosure  eventually. 

We  think  that  efforts  are  better  directed  toward  getting  the 
kinds  of  labels  desired  rather  than  trying  to  suppress  labels 
all  together.  For  example.  Ocean  Spray  would  prefer  to  see 
mandatory  nutrition  labeling.  Why  not  push  for  that? 

We're  not  offering  specific  language.  But  might  there  not 
be  a  way  to  word  a  label  so  that  the  reason  for  dilution  is 
spelled  out? 

Simply  opposing  labeUng  could  be  counterproductive  by 
negatively  affecting  the  good  image  of  Ocean  Spray. 


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At  Warrens  Cranfest 


Uncommon  Scents 


By  FREDERICK  M.  POSS 

"God  woke  me  one  morning — 
showed  me  how  to  take  the 
fragrance  of  the  cranberry  at 
harvest — helped  me  find  the 
essence!" 

That's  how  Dennis  Anderson 
claims  he  gained  the  knowledge, 
wisdom,  inspiration  or  just  plain 
common  sense  to  turn  out  what 
others  throw  away  into  a  cranberry- 
related  business. 

And  just  what  products  are  we 
talking  about? 

As  he  grabbed  a  minute  here  and 
there  between  a  pleasantly  brisk 
amount  of  business  at  the  recent 
Warrens,  Wise,  Cranfest,  this  genial 
man  with  an  intense  belief  in  his 
product  was  kind  enough  to  pro- 
vide a  few  answers. 

"A  natural  cranberry  potpourri 
which  can  be  steamed,  simmered 
or  used  dry  is  one  product,"  Dennis 
explained.  "The  other  is  a  natural 
cranberry  aerosol  which  is  like  an 
air  freshener — but  won't  hurt  skin, 
fabrics,  lungs  and  is  ozone  safe." 

BUT  what  part  of  the  cranberry  do 
you  use  to  make  these  products?  we 
asked. 

"The  potpourri  is  a  delightful  medley 
of  precious  cranberry  leaves,  vines, 
fragrances  and  colors,"  the  Giftware 


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ENTREPRENEUR  Dennis  Anderson  found  a  highly  desirable  use 
for  the  vines  and  leaves  that  are  normally  discarded  after  a  cran- 
berry harvest.  (CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Frederick  M,  Poss) 


Business  Journal  says  in  an  ad  featur- 
ing the  "Cranourri"  scent  packet  and 
spray  Dennis  and  his  wife  have  been 
selling  since  the  idea  took  root,  so  to 
speak,  nine  years  ago. 

"I  grew  up  working  on  Potter's  marsh 
(a  well-known  cranberry  marsh  near 
Warrens),"  Mr.  Anderson  said.  "And  I 
could  see  all  the  trucks  with  the  waste 
products  of  vines  and  leaves  after  the 
harvest  was  done.  In  the  back  of  my 
mind,  I  always  thought  there  had  to  be 
a  way  to  put  that  waste  to  use." 

And  use  he  does!  A  short  stroll  across 
Warrens  to  a  second  commercial  stand 
operated  by  his  equally  pleasant  and 
enthusiastic  wife,  Paulette,  revealed 
some  rather  startling  information. 

"This  is  our  business — it  is  what  we 


do  for  a  living  for  ourselves  and  our  two 
children,"  Mrs.  Anderson  told  me.  "We 
sell  over  300,000  packages  of  the  pot- 
pourri each  year." 

And  Paulette  Anderson  knows  how 
to  let  her  fingers  do  the  walking,  too. 

"Yes,  I  spend  my  day  on  the  phone," 
she  said.  "I  make  connections  for  our 
products  with  five  to  10  new  stores  per 
week." 

And  just  a  hint  of  the  kind  of  pride 
developed  by  hard  work  sneaks  into 
her  voice  when  she  explains,  "We've 
done  it  (the  business)  just  on  our  own." 

One  tip  for  would-be  entrepreneurs 
that  Mrs.  Anderson  was  willing  to 
share  was  to  try  to  get  into  direct  sales 
for  the  product. 

"We  get  on  mailing  lists  which  we 

CRANBERRIES  December  1988  Page  9 


buy  from  a  company  that  develops 
them,"  she  said.  "That  way  we  have 
been  able  to  sell  our  product  to  about 
15,000  stores." 

"People,"  Mrs.  Anderson  continued 
as  she  made  change  from  another  sale, 
"love  the  cranberry.  We  started  out 
making  cranberry  candles  and  we  had 
lots  of  different  gift  ideas  before  Den- 
nis came  up  with  his  two  scent  products. " 

Then  real  pride  steps  forward  and 
takes  a  bow  when  she  tells  about  "the 
machine"  the  Andersons  use  to  pack- 
age their  potpourri. 

"Dennis  made  a  packaging  machine 
all  by  himself,"  she  tells  me.  "To  buy 
one  would  cost  $19,000.  But  he  was  able 
to  make  one  for  us  on  his  own  for  a 
whole  lot  lessF' 

But  certainly  you  don't  make  the 
aerosol  at  home,  do  you? 

"No,"  Dennis  told  me.  "I  dry  the 
vines  and  send  the  material  to  a  com- 
pany down  South,  which  breaks  it  down 
into  essential  oils.  Then  they  super- 
condense  it  and  put  the  scent  back  into 
a  can." 

Dennis  pauses  dramatically  before 
he  continues:  "If  I  could  market  this 
stuff  (on  a  universal  scale),  we  could 
make  a  million  a  year!" 

Well,  a  little  more  common  scents 
and  maybe  the  Andersons  will  have 
their  wish.  like  the  ad  for  one  of  the 
brokerage  houses,  Dennis  Anderson 
has  "seen  the  future  and  he  likes  it." 

"I'd  like  to  purchase  a  quality  site  in 
Wisconsin  Rapids,"  he  confided  to  me. 
"Use  the  place  for  my  business  and  a 
museum  for  the  cranberry  industry.  It 
would  be  something  where  the  growers 
themselves  could  each  own  a  portion  of 
it." 

. . .  unlikely,  you  say? 

Thomas  Paine  wrote  a  small  book 
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True  North:  The  Warrens  Cranberry  Festival 


By  FREDERICK  M.  POSS 

Warrens  is  a  tiny,  west  central 
Wisconsin  burg  of  a  few  hundred 
people,  a  bank,  post  office,  gas  sta- 
tion, church  and  school.  And,  for 
two  days  in  Autumn,  it's  the  mag- 
netic pole  for  anywhere  from  30,000 
to  40,000  visitors  eager  to  celebrate 
its  cranberry  harvest. 
!  "And  we  think  that  this  year 
there  will  be  a  lot  more  people 
because  we  handed  out  flyers  for 
parades,"  said  Ami  Matson,  one  of 
two  cranberry  princesses,  shortly 
before  this  year's  fest. 

This  was  the  16th  year  for  the 
annual  festival  in  Warrens  and 
every  year  the  crowds  have  increased 
significantly.  But  what  "big"  really 
means  and  how  it  is  measured  in 
north  country  bragging  rights 
sometimes  depends  on  who  you 
talk  to,  of  course. 

Sue  Walheim,  the  other  teen 
cranberry  princess,  had  even  larger 
ideas.  Noting  that  the  1987  festival 
attracted  40,000  people,  she  figured 
the  centennial  would  draw  even 
more. 

The  centennial  she  referred  to  is 
the  100  year  anniversary  celebra- 
tion by  the  Wisconsin  Cranberry 
Growers  Association,  which  has 
been  taking  place  throughout  1988. 

BUT  just  what  are  "the  facts, 
ma'am?"  as  Joe  Friday  might  ask. 

A  parking  lot  and  bus  check  does 
tend  to  support  the  idea  there  could  be  a 
real  lode  of  iron  ore  which  pops  to 
Warrens'  surface  every  fall,  just  in  time 
to  point  everyone's  compass  in  the 
same  direction. 

By  10  a.m.,  Saturday,  Sept.  24,  the 
first  day  of  the  cranfest,  1,500  cars  and 
25  tour  buses  had  already  arrived  for 
the  /esi-ivities.  Figuring  four  people 
per  car  and  50  people  per  bus,  that's 
7,250  people  who  dropped  by  for  a 
social  call — and  that's  before  anyone 
had  lunch. 

Speaking  of  which,  just  what  could 
visitors  enjoy  foodwise?  One  of  the 
longest  lunch  lines  formed  behind  a 
food  stand  operated  by  the  LaCrosse- 
Monroe  County  Pork  Producers  who 
were  offering  two-fisted  grilled  pork 
sandwiches  for  a  modest  $2  each. 

Other  long  rows  of  food  stands  temp- 
ted tourist  taste  buds  with  such  delights 
as  Indian  tacos,  barbecued  steak-cheese- 
and-onion  sandwiches,  foot  long  hot 
dogs,  charcoaled  burgers  and  brats 
and — lest  one  forget — cranberry  food 


A  ROYAL  WELCOME  to  the  more  than  30,000  visitors  to  the 
Warrens  Cranfest  was  given  by  the  two  Cranberry  Princesses,  Sue 
Walheim,  left,  and  Ami  Matson. 

(CRANBERRIES  photo  by  Frederick  M.  Poss) 


items  in  the  forms  of  pies,  muffins, 
breads,  juice,  honey,  wine,  and  just 
plain  cranberries  themselves. 

The  Van  Wychen  family,  very  active 
in  the  growers'  association  and  fest 
activities,  was  selling  bottles  of  Van 
Wychen  Cranberry  Wine  and  boxes  of 
fresh  cranberries  from  a  flat-bed  truck 
at  the  end  of  the  farmers  market  sec- 
tion. The  daunting  lines  of  eager  cus- 
tomers inspired  even  them  to  caution 
shoppers,  thusly:  "Better  buy  the  ber- 
ries now,  for  by  four  this  afternoon 
they'll  be  gone." 

A  FULL  schedule  of  events  Satur- 
day and  Sunday  made  it  easy  for  anyone 
to  find  fun  and  excitement — with  or 
without  a  compass.  A  Scarecrow  Con- 
test, for  example,  featured  both  tradi- 
tional and  "theme"  type  scarecrows, 
with  the  blue  ribbon  going  to  one  made 
out  of  giant-sized  cranberries. 


Ken  Derringer  seemed  to  especially 
enjoy  bis  role  in  the  contest.  He  explained 
that  he  was  the  chairman  of  the  straw- 
man  contest,  "but  that  is  understated 
because  I'm  the  entire  committee." 

Other  Saturday  attractions  included 
the  Biggest  Cranberry  and  Vegetable 
Contest,  where  a  whopping  185  lb. 
pumpkin  took  first  prize.  A  photography 
contest,  a  cranfest  band,  a  gospel  var- 
iety hour,  cranberry  marsh  tours  and 
even  fireworks  after  dark  were  all  part 
of  day  one  of  this  year's  festival. 

Sunday's  schedule  included  a  church 
service  highlighted  by  the  Mid  Iowa 
Men  of  Song,  a  five  member  gospel 
group,  who  added  their  voices  to  tradi- 
tional services.  And,  as  always,  a 
gigantic ,  150  unit  parade  topped  off  the 
fest  weekend. 

BUT  both  days  visitors  bad  their 
heads  and  compass  needles  spinning 
about,  for  many  claim  that  the  festival 
CRANBERRIES  December  1988  Page  11 


is  the  largest  art  and  crafts  show  in  the 
Midwest,  with  over  600  booths  grab- 
bing up  every  inch  of  lawn  space  in 
town.  And  that  shakes  out  to  170  booths 
just  for  flea  market  items  and  another 
80  booths  for  the  farm  market. 

Al  Huotari  of  Spencer,  Wise,  was 
busy  peddling  his  handmade,  child- 
size  buildings — churches,  barns,  cot- 
tages and  such. 

"People  like  this  type  of  thing,"  he 
said.  "There  are  a  greater  number  of 
people  interested  in  crafts." 

Another  entrepreneur,  Ron  Mroch  of 
Sparta,  Wise,  was  selling  pumpkins 
attractively  decorated  with  big  eyes 
and  smiling  faces. 

"My  daughter  is  the  artist,"  he  was 
quick  to  explain.  "But  it  is  a  good 
market  here  for  this  kind  of  product." 

And  people  like  Ron  and  Al  ought  to 
know  what  they  were  talking  about.  By 
b;30  a.m.  of  the  first  day  of  the  fest,  a 
mile  long  hne  from  the  parking  lot  to 
the  farmers'  market  had  materialized. 

.  .  .  so  whether  you  measure  the  size 
and  direction  of  this  year's  Warrens 
Cranberry  Fest  by  the  estimates  of 
cars,  buses,  people  or  food  and  mer- 
chandise consumed— it  still  points  north 
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"We  see  no  evidence  of  a  groundswell  of 
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OBITUARY 


Henry  Westfall 

Henry  Westfall,  who  was  manager  at 
the  Potter  and  Son  Cranberry  Marsh 
for  68  years,  died  Oct.  13  in  Port 
Edwards,  Wise,  at  the  age  of  87. 

Westfall  also  had  been  emergency 
fire  warden  for  the  Wisconsin  Depart- 
ment of  Natural  Resources  for  55  years. 

The  former  cranberry  manager  was 
bom  in  Sigel,  Wise.  He  had  been  a 
member  of  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church 
in  Port  Edwards  for  35  years. 

Survivors  include  his  wife,  the  former 
Margaret  Severson,  a  son,  three 
daughters,  11  grandchildren  and  five 
great-grandchildren . 

Memorials  may  be  sent  in  behalf  of 
the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church. 


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WISCONSIN  Governor  Tonuny  Thompson,  standing  right,  accepted 
for  the  State  of  Wisconsin  the  number  one  print  of  300  signed 
limited  edition  prints  of  "Cranberry  Harvesttime,"  an  oil  painting 
that  was  commissioned  by  the  Wisconsin  State  Cranberry  Growers 
Association  in  celebration  of  the  100th  anniversary  of  the  organi- 
zation. Others  standing,  left  to  right,  are  June  Potter,  centennial 
painting  chairman;  Nodji  Van  Wychen,  president  of  the  growers 
association,  and  Susan  Sampson,  the  artist.  Seated  is  the  cranberry 
court:  Tonya  Van  Wychen,  princess;  Kelli  Brockman,  queen,  and 
Heather  Abbott,  princess. 


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Summer  of  '88  Did  Set  Records 


By  PHILIP  E.  MARUCCI 

Most  people  have  short  memo- 
ries in  regard  to  severe  weather 
conditions.  Every  bad  weather  spell 
appears  to  be  the  "very  worst" 
ever  experienced.  When  weather 
data  are  checked,  it  is  almost 
always  revealed  that  sometime  in 
the  past,  conditions  were  even  more 
severe.  However,  this  past  summer, 
several  weather  records  were 
indeed  established. 

AT  nearby  Philadelphia,  which  has 
to  be  one  of  the  oldest  weather  record- 
ing stations  in  the  country,  record 
heat  waves  were  recorded.  According 
to  the  National  Weather  Service,  dur- 
ing the  summer  of  1988  the  tempera- 
ture reached  90°  or  higher  49  times  (a 
record)  and  soared  to  100°  or  higher 
five  times  (also  a  record).  The  summer 
was  80  severe  that  some  are  giving  it 
the  same  legendary  status  as  the  sto- 
ried Great  Blizzard  of  1888.  Tempera- 
ture during  the  summer  averaged  77.1" 
F,  which  tied  the  record  hot  summer 
of  1900.  In  the  Continental  United 
States,  only  two  summers-those  which 


gave  us  the  Great  Dust  Bowl  days  of 
1934  and  1936— were  hotter. 

The  Pemberton,  N.J.,  weather  sta- 
tion dates  back  to  1929.  In  this  com- 
paratively short  history,  several  bona- 
fide  records  were  established.  Several 
individual  days  had  the  highest 
temperatures  ever  attained  for  spe- 
cific dates.  In  June  there  were  two 
such  dates:  95"?  on  June  21  and  98"? 
on  June  22. 

In  July,  usually  the  hottest  month, 
there  were  three  record  days:  96°F  on 
July  6  (tied  the  records  of  1934  and 
1939),  970F  on  July  8  (tied  the  record 
of  1971)  and  980F  on  July  30.  In  August 
there  were  three  record  days:  Aug. 
13_970F  (tied  the  record  of  1935), 
Aug.  14— 97''F  (tied  the  record  of  1935), 
and  Aug.  15— 990F,  the  hottest  day  of 
the  summer.  This  was  one  of  the  hot- 
test three  day  periods  at  Pemberton, 
but  was  not  even  close  to  the  record  of 
105°,  107"  and  104"  which  occurred 
from  Aug.  9  thru  Aug.  11,  1936. 

ALTHOUGH  100"  days  have 
occurred  many  times  at  Pemberton, 
there  were  no  such  scorchers  in  1988. 
(In  the  59  year  history  at  Pemberton, 
100°  days  were  recorded  at  least  once 


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and  three  years  in  August.)  Unoffi- 
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cranberry  bogs  frequently  reached 
above  100°F  this  summer.  A  reading 
of  lOST  was  recorded  at  Retreat  and 
120°F  was  reported  for  a  bog  at  Simms 
Place. 

Judging  the  summer  as  a  whole, 
1988  was  only  the  seventh  hottest.  Its 
average  temperature  of  74.2°F  was 
surpassed  by  that  of  1955  (75.9),  1944 
(75.2),  1937  (74.8),  1955  (74.6),  1934 
(74.5)  and  1951  (74.4).  The  rating  was 
not  closer  to  the  top  because  of  the 
comparatively  cool  weather  in  June. 

Evaluating  each  month  of  the 
summer  individually,  it  is  surprising 
to  find  that  June,  with  an  average  of 
68.8°F,  was  actually  1.7  colder  than 
normal.  July  was  the  third  hottest, 
with  an  average  of  77.2''F,  behind  the 
1955  average  of  79.2"  and  the  78.2°  of 
1949.  August's  average  of  76.6  was 
tied  for  second,  only  0.4  cooler  than 
the  record  of  1955. 

Perhaps  the  most  destructive  mani- 
festations of  hot  weather  in  terms  of 
human  suffering  as  well  as  agricultu- 
ral losses  are  the  persistent,  unrelent- 
ing successive  days  of  heat— the  heat 
waves.  David  Ludlum  defines  a  heat 
wave  as  two  or  more  consecutive  days 
with  the  temperature  rising  to  or  above 
BQOF.  ( The  New  Jersey  Weather  Book, 
Rutgers  University  Press,  1983).  In 
citing  horrible  examples,  Ludlum 
points  out  the  10  consecutive  days  in 
New  York  City  in  August  1 986  and  the 
12  days  which  Philadelphia  endured 
in  July  1901.  The  summer  of  1988  at 
Pemberton  and  many  other  stations 
in  New  Jersey  had  heat  waves  which 
greatly  exceeded  these. 

Previous  to  this  year,  the  previous 
record  heat  wave  at  Pemberton  was 
that  of  13  days  in  July  1952.  This  was 
belittled  by  the  heat  wave  this  summer 
of  20  days,  from  July  29  through 
August  1 7.  Another  heat  wave  of  nine 
days  in  July  was  the  sixth  longest  at 
Pemberton. 

The  frequency  of  90"  days  was  also 
remarkably  high.  There  were  48  such 
days,  barely  surpassing  the  previous 
record  of  47  day  s  in  1 944,  but  appreciably 
above  the  40  recorded  in  the  Great  Dust 
Bowl  year  of  1936. 

A  DEFICIENCY  of  rainfall  accompanied 
the  extreme  heat  of  summer,  compounding 
the  damaging  effects  of  weather.  In  June, 
the  total  rainfall  was  only  1.89  inches, 
which  is  1.99  inches  below  normal.  There 
was  a  period  of  28  days  in  June  during 
which  only  0.88  inches  of  rain  fell.  A  period 
of  21  days  from  June  18  to  July  8  with  only 
one  day  of  light  rain  of  only  0. 1 1  inch  made 
the  soil  so  dry  and  impervious  to  moisture 
that  ensuing  short  thunderstorms  in  July 
and  August  did  not  soak  into  the  soil  but  ran 
off. 

The  total  rainfall  for  the  summer  (June— 
1.89,July— 4. 12,  August— 4.32)  totaled  10.33 
inches,  2.43  inches  below  normal.  However, 


these  figures  do  not  reflect  accurately  on  the 
acute  drought  conditions  which  existed .  The 
extreme  heat  with  strong  winds  on  many 
days  has  caused  abnormally  excessive 
evapotranspiration.  Frequent  irrigation 
would  have  been  needed  even  with  normal 
rainfall.  Some  heat  damage  is  apparent 
even  on  a  few  irrigated  bogs. 

Weather  severity  and  attempts  to  alleviate 
its  adverse  effects  has  brought  about  a  great 
increase  in  the  use  of  sprinklers  on  cranber- 


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precise  use  of  sprinklers  to  prevent  blossom 
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The  intensive  use  of  sprinklers  in  1988 
was  justified,  but  may  have  caused  some 
undesirable  results.  On  some  bogs,  exces- 
sive growth  has  been  stimulated.  Another 
detrimental  spinoff  has  been  a  sharp  increase 
in  cranberry  tipworm,  since  this  insect 
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MAINE 

In  a  recent  interview,  Nancy  Holmes  said 
she  and  her  husband,  Brooks,  owners  of  R.B. 
Bogs  in  Massachusetts,  are  starting  construc- 
tion of  32  to  40  acres  of  bog  just  outside 
Columbia  Falls.  She  and  Brooks  have  been 
interested  in  the  development  of  cranberry- 
ing  in  Maine  since  the  idea  first  was  broached 
and  both  took  part  in  the  cranberry  forum 
organized  by  the  Maine  Department  of  Agri- 
culture, Food  and  Rural  Resources  and  held 
in  Augusta  last  July. 

I  n  another  development.  Bob  Perry  of  Perry 
Cranberry  Farm  in  Massachusetts  has  agreed 
to  provide  funds  to  establish  a  pilot  wetlands 
project,  if  the  project  is  large  enough  to  pro- 
duce economic  returns.  Thus,  he  said,  state 
and  federal  monies  would  be  freed  up  for 
research  work.  Dr.  Jerome  Carr,  Bay  State 
wetlands  specialist,  will  prepare  the  neces- 
sary paperwork  required  for  federal  and  state 
permits  to  alter  a  wetland. 

Also  proposing  a  pilot  project  is  the  Cham- 
pion International  paper  company. 

With  all  the  activity  going  on,  including  a 


recent  meeting  of  the  Downeast  Cranberry 
Committee  with  a  host  of  state  and  federal 
agencies,  it  appears  that  the  introduction  of 
cranberries  to  Maine  definitely  Is  getting 
underway. 

MASSACHUSETTS 

By  IRVING  E.  DEMORANVILLE 

It  is  a  pleasant  duty  to  announce  that  Dr. 
Anne  Averill  has  joined  the  Massachusetts 
Cranberry  Experiment  Station  staff  as  our 
cranberry  entomologist.  Dr.  Averill,  who 
received  her  doctorate  from  the  University  of 
Massachusetts,  comes  to  us  from  Cornell 
University. 


Some  dry  harvesting  began  on  Sept.  12, 
wet  about  a  week  later.  Color  was  excellent 
and  quality  very  good.  The  first  frost  warning 
was  on  Sept.  15.  Size  was  generally  good, 
with  a  few  growers  complaining  about  small 
berries. 

The  crop  was  about  50  percent  harvested 
by  Oct.  7  and  there  were  some  heavy  yields 
around.  There  appeared  to  be  an  excellent 
crop  of  Howes.  We  will  probably  make  the 
August  estimate  and  exceed  it. 

WASHINGTON 

Six  thousand  people  attended  the  llwaco 
Cranberry  Festival  in  October,  despite  rainy 


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weather. 


Keenly  interested  in  a  harvest  expected  to 
be  the  best  in  10  years  were  Malcolm  McPhail, 
chairman  of  the  Ocean  Spray  Advisory  Board, 
and  the  other  members  of  the  board:  Dave 
Aase,  Jim  Chabot,  Lee  Crowley,  Frank  Glenn 
III  and  Dave  Thissell. 

More  than  90  percent  of  the  berries  grown 
locally  are  McFarlin. 

Paul  Bauge,  Ocean  Spray  processing  plant 
manager,  told  the  Chinook  Observer  that  the 
large  yield  can  be  attributed  to: "...  outside 
acres  of  cranberries  coming  into  the  coopera- 
tive. Two,  there  are  some  plantings  of  new 
bogs  which  will  enter  production  this  year. 
And,  three,  there  was  a  good  set." 

Local  berries  are  highly  favored  for  their 
dark  red  color. 


Weather 
Watch 


MASSACHUSETTS 

September  was  cool  and  dry.  Tempera- 
tures averaged  1 .6  degrees  a  day  below  nor- 
mal. Maximum  temperature  was  81  degrees 


on  the  10th,  minimum  38  degrees  on  the  30th. 
There  were  no  unusual  extremes  in  daily 
temperatures. 

Rainfall  totaled  2.13  inches,  about  1%  inches 
below  normal.  There  were  only  six  days  with 
measurable  rain,  with  1.40  inches  on  the  5th 
as  the  greatest  storm,  leaving  very  little  for  the 
balance  of  the  month.  We  are  slightly  more 
than  3'/!  inches  below  normal  for  1988  and 
nearly  6'/2  inches  behind  1987. 

I.E.D. 


The  Coastal  Washington  Research  & 
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65th  year. 

WISCONSIN 

Kelli  Brockman,  18,  who  relinquished  her 
crown  as  1 987  crantjerry  queen  at  the  start  of 
the  1988  Warrens  Cranberry  Festival,  made 
more  than  100  appearances  over  the  year  in 
behalf  of  the  Wisconsin  cranberry  industry. 


This  harvest  the  youngsters  at  Lots  of  Tots 
preschool  in  Plover  were  given  a  special  treat. 
They  were  shown  a  video  and  taken  on  a  tour 
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